John LeBrun

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John LeBrun, circulation /marketing consultant, and the former chief executive officer of Circulation Specialists, Inc., is a veteran circulator, direct marketer, strategist, entrepreneur and creative thinker. With a career spanning 30+ years, LeBrun was influential in the growth, profitability and eventual sale of Reiman Publications. During his tenure there, LeBrun was responsible for the company’s growth from 4 magazines to 12 magazines, along with a corresponding circulation growth from 2.5 million subscribers to 16 million total circulation... a 640% increase. LeBrun also has experience in catalog management, including responsibility for all marketing, creative, operational and merchandising activities for the half-million active buyer Country Store catalog at Reiman. LeBrun’s career includes additional direct marketing and publishing industry experience working for National Liberty Corporation (Veterans Life Insurance Company); Consumers Digest Inc.; Playboy Enterprises Inc.; and The Bradford Exchange. Prior to joining CSI, LeBrun was associate publisher / v.p., chief marketing officer at The Saturday Evening Post Society, where he oversaw marketing, advertising and editorial. He was also the founder, owner and entrepreneur of The Barclay Gallery & Garden Café, a combination full-service restaurant and fine crafts gallery in Milwaukee. LeBrun holds a masters of science degree in advertising from Northwestern University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Rhode Island.