G5 Search Marketing Ranks No. 146 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 1,208.5%
NEW YORK – Inc. magazine ranked G5 Search Marketing No. 146 on its 28th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The company was ranked No. 17 in the Advertising and Marketing category.
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G5 Search Marketing is based in Bend, Oregon. The five-year-old company was recently named one of Oregon Business Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For and Entrepreneur of the Year.
In addition to its significant sales growth, G5 has posted major client wins in the verticals it serves – becoming the leader in Local Marketing Management applications. Co-founded by CEO Dan Hobin and COO Greg Meier, the company has grown from two to more than 50 employees and anticipates continued job growth through 2009. G5’s client base has tripled in the past year, and the company now serves more than 1,700 client locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. G5 has also expanded its Local Marketing Platform to include a Print Yellow Pages Analytics Tool, G5 Mobile Coupons and Social Media Advertising with several more important product additions expected by the end of 2009.
“G5 is proud to be able to serve our target industries and provide the best local media management solution on the planet,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “We appreciate the Inc. 500 accolade – and we’re lucky to be in a growing industry with a strong team to help us succeed.”
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About G5 Search Marketing
G5 Search Marketing is reinventing Local Marketing by giving business owners visibility into what advertising efforts produce their most profitable customers. U.S. businesses spend over $100 billion annually targeting local and regional customers. As consumers shift from more traditional types of media consumption to the online world, there are significant opportunities to measure and improve the efficiency of local marketing and advertising. The G5 Marketing Platform was developed to help manage the shift from offline to online advertising, measure what works, and optimize to the sources that provide the best return on marketing. For more information, please visit www.G5searchmarketing.com.
