Email Connect LLC, provides consulting support for marketers looking to change their current email services provider. We see more ESP presentations and pricing proposals in one year than most marketers see their entire careers—no one has a better understanding of market pricing, platform differences and service quality than the Marketing Democracy. Our overall premise is to thoroughly understand our client's business, its marketing and data needs and to identify ESP candidates most appropriate to meet these requirements. Our process systematically reduces a select list of potential candidates to the two most qualified, from which clients ultimately select their new ESP. The more carefully an ESP search is conducted, the better the chance of a productive and lasting relationship. Selecting the right size ESP is of critical importance, particularly in terms of service offering and platform. Additionally, our process produces real world and workable solutions while concurrently cutting the “learning curve” of the new ESP. Our consultancy is led by Christopher Marriott, a tenured marketer and experienced global digital and email services agency executive, with a focus on connecting leading brands with the right martech platforms. In addition to being a regular contributor to Only Influencers and Email Vendor Selection and speaking at many marketing & advertising industry events, Chris also advises a number of start-up companies in the martech space.