Bob Trout
Partner
Bob has represented Continental Marketing in Washington since 1987. When he joined Continental Marketing he brought seven years of retail management and buying experience from Pay 'n Save drug stores. His previous experience has provided a balanced view when developing and presenting products and promotions to Continental Marketing's customers.
Bob specializes in the housewares category and oversees the Washington office and accounts. He is the partner in charge of Costco housewares and works closely with clients to develop products and packaging from the ground up. Bob travels to China once every few months for research and development of new products. On average he assists in developing and selling 10-15 new items at Costco each year. Bob also dedicates much of his time to the housewares category at Amazon.com.
Bob is a proud graduate of Washington State University (GO COUGS!) where he earned a degree in Business Marketing. He has lived in Washington all his life and has been married for a long long time to his wife Eloise. They have one grown daughter which they are both extremely proud of. In his spare time he likes to pester his wife and daughter by tinkering around the house until they are sufficiently annoyed.
