Eric Groves

Who is Eric Groves?

Eric has been with Constant Contact® since January 2001, and has

built the sales and business development departments from the ground

up, helping propel Constant Contact's growth to more than 130,000

customers today. Eric developed The Power of Relationships, an

educational outreach program for small businesses, associations, and

nonprofits. The Power of Relationships provides small businesses and

organizations with a comprehensive foundation on how to build

successful, lasting customer relationships. In addition to managing the

sales and business development departments, Groves also oversees

Constant Contact's charitable program, Cares4Kids™ (www.cares4kids.com).

Eric has more than 20 years of experience building sales, business

development, online, and marketing strategies for leading companies.

Prior to Constant Contact, Groves was the executive director of

Worldwide Sales Business Development at AltaVista, a provider of

search services and technology. He also held leadership positions at

iAtlas Corp. InfoUSA® Inc., MFS Communications, SBC Communications (now

ATT), and Citicorp (now Citigroup Inc.). Eric is a frequent

speaker across the country and has addressed thousands of attendees on

behalf of the Small Business Administration, US Chamber of Commerce,

Association of Small Business Development Centers, The Adventure Travel

Association, Northwestern Ontario Tourism, and several other industry

organizations.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Iowa.