The Tudog Group - About Tudog Group http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group Sun, 05 May 2024 12:55:33 +0000 Joomla! 1.6 - Open Source Content Management en-gb Our History http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/68-history http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/68-history Tudog was founded in 1998 in Tel Aviv, Israel by experienced American business advisors (who had previously practiced in New York). The Company's distinctive business approach combines the American commitment to process with the Israeli proclivity for innovation. The result is a revenue focused advisory and implementation firm that emphasizes growth, value creation, and strategic advantage.

Since our inception Tudog has worked with more than 200 clients (Client List) from 15 different business sectors (Sector List).

Tudog's headquarters is now in South Florida. We continue to provide services around the world (Country List).

What's With the Name?

Over the years many people have asked us about our name - Tudog.

We selected the name Tudog in 1998 at the height of the Internet craze when offbeat names were popular (Yahoo!, Boo and many others). In searching for an appropriate name, we sought a symbol that would best represent our vision of service and our business philosophy. After considering various types of trees, plants, ancient Greek goddesses, and other branding icons, we decided upon the DOG as our symbol. We chose the DOG because it is an accurate representation of our business message. The "Tu" came from their being 2 founding partners.

Click here to see how the dog represents our business philosophy and how we use the dog as a symbol to communicate our message.

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craig@tudog.com (Craig Frank) Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:21:53 +0000
Our Mission http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/109-our-mission http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/109-our-mission To assist companies in creating value, enhancing revenues and gaining long-term strategic and competitive advantage by;

(a) introducing innovative strategies and tactics,
(b) employing rigorous analysis,
(c) applying market extracted lessons,
(d) initiating compelling business models,
(e) ensuring dedicated implementation,
(f) securing appropriate financing, and
(g) driving creative thinking.

 

 

 

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craig@tudog.com (Craig Frank) Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:30:32 +0000
Our Team http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/75-our-team http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/75-our-team Craig R. Frank - Chairman

Craig, a native New Yorker, is Tudog's Chairman. He served as CEO from the Company's founding in 1998 until 2009 and led the company's efforts to link strategy with performance through the development and execution of highly innovative business practices. Craig formulated and constructed Tudog's broad range of business services designed to promote profitability and create value. With Tudog Craig worked with more than 200 companies from 15 business sectors and 22 countries. Craig co-founded Tudog to focus on the development and execution of marketing based value creation strategies and tactics. Since then, Tudog has grown to include a wide array of critical business services.

Craig is currently the Chairman and CEO of Alternative Fuels Americas (AFAI), an innovative biodiesel company pioneering new strategies and tactics for the mass production of biodiesel in Latin America. AFAI is a publicly traded company. For more information on AFAI please visit www.alternativefuelsamericas.com

Craig lectures widely on business and marketing matters at universities and conferences, including regular lectures at Florida International University, guest lectures at Florida Intercontinental University, workshop presentation at The Sterling Council Annual Conference, and keynote appearances at the World Association of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Annual Conference (Romania), and the International Conference on Project Management (Israel). Craig is also widely published, with guest columns in a number of newsletters and magazines, including the Guatemala-America Chamber of Commerce Magazine, Romania Business Alliance Newsletter, and The Source for Business. Craig is a 5 time volunteer with USAID, for which he has given seminars and marketing and business training in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Craig serves on the Board of Directors of the publicly traded American Locker Group (ALGI) and served as Chairman of the Board of Netspace International Holdings (NSIH). He has served on the Boards of Advisors of Trade Layers and Ombek. Craig also served on the Board of Directors of the Neve Michael Children's Village, an Israeli home for underprivileged children and the Board of Advisors of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center at Florida International University. Craig is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces.

Contact Craig at craig@tudog.com


David Feingersch - Chief Executive Officer

David was appointed Tudog CEO in December 2009. He hails from New York and arrived in Florida via Tel Aviv, where he lived for 6 years. David has served as East Coast IT Coordinator for CD&L and Velocity Express, integrating state-of-the-art technologies into their day-to-day operations. Prior to his assuming the CEO position David led Tudog's growth in the technology sectors, broadening the Company's client base. David has David has worked with Tudog since 2002. He is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces.

Contact David at david@tudog.com


Matt Kassin - Chief Operating Officer

Matt has more than two decades of successful sales and sales management experience in such diverse market segments as telecommunications, consumer package goods and sales & presentation skills training. Matt entered the online space in 1999 with NetGravity, an interactive advertising technology company that was soon to be merged into DoubleClick, becoming the internet's single largest provider of ad serving technology. While at DoubleClick, Matt forged key alliances with some of the web's most premier interactive publishers working within media, technology and data contexts. In 2000, Matt joined Real Media as the Director of Strategic Technology Sales responsible for initiating and developing relationships with key online publishers, driving large scale deals and providing Real Media with significant revenue opportunities and real market presence and credibility. When 24/7 acquired Real Media in 2002, Matt continued to direct all high level sales efforts, concentrating on key portal, network and publisher deals. Matt's success with crafting business partnerships with such properties as Jupiter Media, CBS Marketwatch.com, Gannet's Interactive Group, Foxnews.com and the Weather Channel.com became the cornerstone to Real Media's technology platform, Open Adstream, being recognized as the industry's number one ad serving technology. Matt brings his extensive sales and online experience to Tudog.

Contact Matt at matt@tudog.com


Arsen Arabadzhi - Chief Creative Officer

Arsen was born and raised in Ukraine. After a distinguished career in the military and as a senior official in the Ukrainian Ministry of Coal, Arsen retired from public life to pursue his interest in graphic design and the Internet. Arsen relocated to the United States in 2005 and applies his more than 6 years of design and web development experience to the benefit of Tudog's clients.

Contact Arsen at arsen@tudog.com


Phil Chusid - Vice President, Sales

Phil has more than 10 years experience in sales, working directly with companies to meet their needs and solve their problems. Phil's sales philosophy is customer service oriented, and he has applied his knowledge at Sterling Protective Group, Millennium Flowers, Inc., The Berkley Group, and others.

Contact Phil at phil@tudog.com


David Gilad - Board Member

Originally from Boston, David served as Israel's Economic Attaché to France from 1996 to 1999, encouraging economic ties and promoting Israeli businesses in the European market. Prior to his appointment, David spent 8 years heading major telecommunication projects for the Israeli government, managing large R&D teams and implementing time critical projects. David's last posting was as the Division Chief - Telecommunications in the Prime Ministers Office. Upon returning from France, David served as the CEO of EchoData one of the first companies to deliver wireless location based services to cellular operators. David has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Ombek, and Chief Operational Officer of CountWise. He is currently CEO of Prestige Strategies, a business development firm. David joined Tudog in 2001 and ran the Tudog Israel office until 2004. He continues to be key in the development and implementation of all Tudog projects and contributes to the advancement of Tudog business concepts. David is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces.

Contact David at dave@tudog.com

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infinity773@gmail.com (Super User) Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:05:34 +0000
Our Philosophy http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/76-our-philosophy http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/76-our-philosophy
  • The sole reason to be in business is to generate revenue - from which come lirofits. The only way to generate revenue is to lilan and execute effective strategies and tactics that market your liroducts or services.
  • The liurliose of marketing is to create the environment within which sales can flourish. To achieve this marketing must (1) raise awareness, (2) create interest, and (3) deliver the offer.
  • The concelit of strategy is to be innovative and offer real-market advantages with regard to liositioning, comlietition, and target markets.
  • Good business decisions make money. Excellent business decisions make money and achieve a greater good as well.
  • It is not only what is done in business, but how. Tudog adheres to the highest ethical standards and demands the same of our clients.
  • We love what we do and we have a good time doing it. Some lieolile mistake our smiles, humor and lilayfulness for a lack of seriousness. We're very serious…serious about delivering great results for our clients - and having a good time doing it.
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    craig@tudog.com (Craig Frank) Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:12:10 +0000
    Our Pledge http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/77-our-pledge http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/77-our-pledge Our pledge reflects the core values of our company and the commitment we make to every one of our clients to assist in solving problems, overcoming challenges and creating value. Tudog embraces the following:

    • Communication - Sharing of ideas enthusiastically and without fear of rejection.
    • Consistency - Giving a 100% effort all the time, every time.
    • Excellence - A commitment to learning and accomplishing our goals.
    • Flexibility - Automatic adjustment to change and alter course as suits the client's needs.
    • Honesty - A willingness to admit mistakes and take responsibility for our errors.
    • Innovation - Developing creative responses as a natural response to market challenges.
    • Integrity - Truth in our work and honesty in our relationships with clients.
    • Intellect - Viewing challenges and solutions through distinctive intellectual lenses.
    • Persistence - Never giving up - Ever.
    • Quality - Progress through action - and action through analysis and creativity.
    • Reliability - Submission of projects on time, every time.
    • Respect - Acceptance of other people's ideas and their drive to succeed.
    • Teamwork - Relying on others and allowing others rely on us.
    • Simplicity - Keeping plans simple enough to be completed on time and within budget.
    • Value - Putting the client's profit needs before our own. A client's goals are our goals.
    • Vision - Clarity of focus, clearly defined objectives and a commitment to new ideas.
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    craig@tudog.com (craig frank) Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:19:43 +0000
    Why Tudog http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/78-why-tudog http://www.tudog.com/about-the-tudog-group/78-why-tudog
  • Tudog gets results. Our business practices have a proven track record in improving the bottom line of our clients.
  • Tudog views consulting as a craft based on value, not hours. We bring value to the equation by adding insights and skills that supplement the client's business endeavor. Our goal is to move the status quo to an improved position.
  • Tudog combines expertise with implementation, helping companies with the fundamentals and playing a partnership role in the decision-making and implementation of the project.
  • Tudog links strategy to performance through proprietary, market-tested business models.
  • Tudog specializes in assisting companies create market events that provide genuine competitive advantage and build long-term company value.
  • Tudog has an extensive network. We employ all our contacts to the benefit of our clients.
  • Tudog has the original thinkers capable of combining theories and frameworks with an intuitive plan of action.
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