Industry expert and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Debbie Quintana and her husband Alex, purchased Gift Marketing Alliance in 2010 from the original owner, Emmitt Holtzclaw. Emmitt's vision of providing high quality gifts to independent retailers with high touch customer services still holds true today. Alex & Debbie have over twenty years of experience in the gift basket, customer service and marketing industry and also own The Gift Basket Association, Trends & Tips Gift Basket Magazine and the National Gift Basket Convention. Their passion for the gifting industry is demonstrated through their willingness to work with gift basket professionals all over the world to grow their companies. Gift Marketing Alliance is a collaborative effort between marketing professionals, product designers and internet experts – designed to provide you with the best gifts available in the gift basket industry. Our mission statement is simple: "Provide members with innovative products and marketing concepts that will increase sales and improve over-all profitability". With GMA, there are no inventory or labor requirements. Gifts are hand selected, packed with care and shipped directly to the recipient. Consumers can select from several shipping options. We even include your company name and contact number on the card message; the recipient becomes a potential customer.