Online marketing company DMi Partners has acquired America’s Best Barbecue, a Kansas City, MO-based online retailer and distributor of brand name grills, smokers, BBQ sauces and other grilling foods and accessories. The company, which sells at AmericasBestBBQ.com and was founded in 1999, had 2005 revenue of $3.5 million and has experienced 40% growth a year for the past three years, the company reports.
America’s Best Barbecue founder Shad Rockstad will remain with the company as vice president of merchandising.
DMi Partners says it will take over management of operations, fulfillment, vendor relationships, accounting, marketing, public relations, and customer service. In addition, it plans upgrades to improve the customer experience and will manage creative development, search engine marketing, shopping portal integration, affiliate marketing, online media buying, and customer relationship management.
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