ERA Franchise Systems New Vice President of Marketing

Charlie Young, President and CEO of ERA Franchise Systems just announced Anne Blumenstein as the new Vice President of Marketing for ERA Franchise systems.

“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Blumenstein to the position of vice president of the Marketing group, which is responsible for advertising, packaging and communicating the value proposition of ERA Real Estate to our customers and consumers. She will work closely with the vice presidents of Broker Services, Business Development and Operations as a part of our Senior Leadership Team and will report directly to me.”

Blumenstein has extensive experience managing marketing efforts including integrated franchise campaigns and implementation of brand campaigns for new franchise markets. She comes to ERA Real Estate from CKE Restaurants, Inc., a leading fast-food operator and franchisor, where she worked as vice president of field marketing and media for the Carl’s Jr. division. While there, she successfully managed multiple marketing segments including media, strategic initiatives, new product launches and field marketing. Prior to that, Anne worked as director of regional marketing for the Jack in the Box restaurant chain. There, she supervised marketing efforts across 28 markets, growing franchise community, plotting new market entry and implementing new revenue generating programs. She has also worked in marketing functions at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. and McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc.

Blumenstein is a graduate of Humboldt State University in California and has her M.B.A. degree from Loyola University in Chicago.

“It is a credit to the vision, strength and unique culture of the ERA brand to have attracted such a capable and creative leader to help drive our brand recognition in the marketplace, and I believe that Anne will drive tremendous value to the ERA network”, stated Young.

H. Thayne Houston
Broker
ERA Brokers Consolidated