Brad Kugler
Co-Founder & CEO
Technology, Entrepreneur
Tampa Area, FL, USA
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Brad Kugler is the Co-Founder and CEO of DirectMail2.0.
Innovate or go extinct! 30-year entrepreneur Brad Kugler learned that the hard way when his VHS/DVD business was disrupted by Netflix! He wanted to become the disrupter! He’s now the CEO and Co-Founder of DirectMail2.0, a marketing technology firm known for enhancing direct mail campaigns through the integration of digital platforms. Among DirectMail2.0’s recent accomplishments is its third straight appearance in as many years on the Inc. 5000 list, Inc. Magazine’s long-standing ranking of America’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately owned businesses over a three-year period.
In just their third year of eligibility, DirectMail2.0 has made the list every year since becoming eligible, this year coming in at #3318 with 152% three-year growth. The Tampa Bay Fast 50, an annual list published by the Tampa Bay Business Journal recognizing the fastest-growing companies in the area, also featured DirectMail2.0. With a 2-year revenue growth rate of 85.34% from 2020 to 2022, the marketing tech firm came in at #48 on the Fast 50 list.
To cap off its summer of achievements, DirectMail2.0 was recently honored with a coveted PRINTING United Alliance 2023 Pinnacle Award in the Technology category for its TargetMatch campaign bundle, capable of reaching users across all devices within a single household, making attribution for online and offline conversions easy and attainable. Pinnacle Awards are selected by a highly qualified panel of judges across the printing industry that evaluate 160+ entries in 58 categories spanning analog, digital, output, and non-output technologies. Brad is always looking for ways to innovate this platform and continue building the technologies that companies need to succeed! He plans to soon launch DM20.ai. This industry-first predictive analytics platform will improve omnichannel marketing results through machine learning.
In his personal life, Brad Kugler is an avid documentary photographer and traveler who enjoys boating with his family, as well as giving back to the community in a local tech mentor group in the Tampa Bay Area.
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