Leadership Team
LinkNetUS is a dedicated team of nationally recognized leaders in direct response advertising, cited in such publications as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Advertising Age. Our top-notch roster of media industry veterans offers a collective wealth of proven success and expertise across all media channels, product categories and target markets.
Ron Corvino: President
Ron Corvino is a seasoned media and marketing veteran who co-founded Integrated Media Solutions in 2001. In May 2010, MDC Partners acquired a majority interest in Integrated Media Solutions. Before Integrated Media Solutions he was one of the Founder's and President of two specialized marketing companies: Media Incorporated and Media Direct Partners. Clients included Club Med, Novartis, Meineke, and Ralston Purina with combined billings in excess of 650 million dollars. In 1996 the companies were acquired by Interpublic Group (IPG). While at IPG, Ron along with Robert Ingram founded Western Trading which became the exclusive media trading arm of Initiative Media one of the IPG companies. Prior to Media Incorporated and Media Direct Partners he was President of SNR Communications; a direct marketing company located in New York City. At SNR, he successfully took over 120 products to market. In his career he has produced many successful Direct Response television commercials and infomercials. In 2013, Ron went on to found LinkNet US
Joseph C. Volpe: Chief Operating Officer
Joe is a senior level direct marketing and sales executive in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing. His expertise includes New Business Acquisition, Conversion Strategies, Database Mining, Customer Acquisition and Retention.
His vast experience in direct marketing includes database development, prospect cultivation and lead conversion through direct mail, online marketing, TV/Radio/Print as well as inbound and outbound teleservices. He was either a principal or held executive positions in each direct marketing company in his career and has been directly involved with the growth (and sale of four) of five major businesses. These include Dun & Bradstreet, Lexi International/AEGIS, 800 Direct/CYBEREP, GB Data Systems and Integrated Media Solutions.
Throughout Joe's career, he has been responsible for increasing conversion rates on new customer acquisition while maintaining a focus on bottom line ROI. His work within various industry categories over the years has created many profitable relationships where the science of sales and marketing were successfully integrated and deployed.
Most recently as Principal/COO of Integrated Media Solutions, Joe was instrumental in working directly with clients in all areas of operations in helping them with qualifying prospects, increasing conversion, reducing the cost of acquisition and improving profit margin.
Erin Michael Barr: Chief Strategic & Analytic's Officer
Erin is an experienced direct marketer with a unique ability. He can look at traditional direct response media data, append traditional media measures, add the business results and determine exactly what's working with your media spend by market, by channel, and by mix. Whether the news is good or bad, it is never indifferent.
His work helped Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Galderma's Epiduo campaigns move from so-so to stellar performance while his strategies for Consumer Cellular helped grow their customer base ten-fold. His work also found and reversed deficiencies in Secure Horizons' in-market performance, a feat he amplified for Blue Cross - Horizons NJ. Erin brings a fresh view to every challenge and invariably elevates results.













