TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIIQ ) ("HII" or "Company"), a leading developer and administrator of affordable, cloud-based individual health insurance plans and ancillary products, today announced the appointment of marketing expert Jeffrey Eisenberg to its Board of Directors. Mr. Eisenberg is a managing partner at Eisenberg Holdings LLC, which has provided strategic marketing advice to several Fortune 500 companies as well as numerous others. Mr. Eisenberg's appointment will increase the total number of HII's Board members to five.
"Jeffrey Eisenberg is a recognized authority in crafting digital marketing plans, optimizing customer online experiences, improving online conversion rates and building websites that influence consumers to take action," said Michael Kosloske, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of HII. "He will provide valuable insight and perspective in streamlining our online marketing strategy to generate more leads, subscriptions and sales for our expanding platform of products and services."
From October 2009 to present, Mr. Eisenberg has been a managing partner of Eisenberg Holdings LLC, a consulting firm that provides strategic marketing advice to several Fortune 500 companies and various venture-backed enterprises. From October 1998 through September 2009, Mr. Eisenberg was the CEO of Future Now Group, Inc. where he assisted companies in marketing and sales strategies designed to generate more engagements, leads, subscriptions and sales with the framework he co-invented, Persuasion Architecture®. Mr. Eisenberg also served as CEO of Persuasion Architecture, Inc. from 2003 through September 2009. Mr. Eisenberg is the co-authored of "Call to Action" and "Waiting For Your Cat to Bark?", both best-selling books as reported by The Wall Street Journal , Business Week , USA Today and The New York Times . He has also written for publications including Forbes.com and ClickZ Network . He has presented at interactive marketing conferences including PubCon, Dreamforce, Search Engine Strategies and Ad Tech.
About Health Insurance Innovations, Inc.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. creates customizable and affordable, high-quality health insurance products and supplemental services through partnerships with best-in-class carriers. We are an industry leader in the sale of 12-month short-term medical insurance plans, which provide an economical alternative to Individual Major Medical plans. HII pioneered and engineered its next-generation, cloud-based technology platform to provide licensed agents, brokers, and call centers with real-time health insurance solutions, allowing them to tailor plans to fit consumers' budgets and needs.
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Health Insurance Innovations, Inc.: James Dietz Chief Financial Officer (877) 376 5831 ext.292 Investor Contact: Susan Noonan S.A. Noonan Communications, LLC (212) 966 3650 Media Contact: Andreas Marathovouniotis Russo Partners, LLC (212) 845-4235
