JAMES ("JAMIE") TENSER is a career business journalist who was dragged by the Internet retailing phenomenon into consulting and entrepreneurship. His work focuses especially on online business strategy for retail and consumer products companies. He is founder in 1998 and editor of VStoreNews and vstorenews.com, which provide retailers and brand marketers with analysis and strategic insight about virtual retailing.

His present obsession grew out of a distinguished 20-year career as a business journalist, analyst and commentator covering consumer goods retailing and marketing for business publications including Brand Marketing, Supermarket News, Discount Merchandiser and VisionMonday.

Tenser is frequently quoted in national and international media and trade publications. He regularly contributes columns to periodicals such as ideaBeat, RetailTech, where it's @, Executive Technology, Brand Marketing, Chain Store Age, and eRetailing World. He has made numerous television and radio appearances, and is a frequent speaker at industry trade shows and conferences, including Internet World, iGrocer, Retail Systems 2000, the International E-Commerce Congress (Germany), Grocery Manufacturers of America Internet Marketing Conference, e-Retail '99.

Although he has written thousands of published articles, this is his first book.

Tenser received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and studied Media Ecology as a post-graduate at New York University.

Single copies of Tenser's Tirades (ISBN: 0-75963-804-7) are available through our Recommended Book link at Amazon.com and other online retailers. For a quote on a bulk purchase or to inquire about the author's availabilty for readings or public speaking, contact us.