About CIAO! CIAO! Marketing Consulting started in 1999 after Krissi Thomas decided to leave the agency life in search of something more. When her client learned she was leaving, they immediately called and asked for her continued help! It was not only flattering, it was the reason CIAO! exists today. That client was Windstar Cruises and they were paramount in helping CIAO! grow into a successful consulting business. Since then, her client base has grown as well as her services. Today she is concentrating on bringing a combination of three distinct areas to her clients in order to help them achieve their goals, one project at a time.