GETTING STREAM
Inc. 500 | 5000 List: 7 Years
Posted by Melissa Summers on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
ePrize has been on the Inc. 500 | 5000 list for seven years. How do we do that? Isn't there a plateau for growth? Don't we need a nap? Not when brands are constantly changing the way they engage with consumers and we're helping them do that. The pace of the internet and growth of new channels, like social and mobile marketing, keeps us innovating, fast.
Since 1999 we've led the promotions industry, working with 76 of the top 100 brands and always reaching for the next level. Here are some of the highlights from our past wins.
2005 In 2005 we were a company of 88 scrappy workers with a 543.20% growth rate. We met with the FTC face to face to discuss newly proposed policies for CAN-SPAM. ePrize publishes a public response. Inc 500|5000 says, "Why it's growing: Because an ever-larger portion of the sweepstakes world is moving online." Remember when people thought The Internet was a passing fad? So quaint.
2006 We'd nearly doubled our employees and our growth rate was at 638.30% The digital promotions industry had gained traction as a proven marketing tool. Our founder, Josh Linker, was profiled highlighting his unique perspective on business.
2007 We made our mark on the Metro Detroit Area Inc. Top Companies, ranking a healthy 21. At that point we'd created more than 2500 campaigns in 36 countries.
2008 We're highlighted with a revenue growth of almost $30 million over a three year period. We'd perfected our technology platform by this point and were opening it up to ad agencies, 3rd party resellers and other developers, creating yet another revenue stream for the company.
2009 The financial crisis is full blown and we're an example of a thriving company amidst the bad news. When the market got tough, we put our heads down and produced 2.5 times more promotions nationally than our next competitor. We weathered the storm and came out stronger.
2010 The business crosses the 10 year mark, a lifetime in Internet years, we keep creating innovative promotions and loyalty programs for our clients and remaining profitable in a tough economy. By the close of 2010, we had launched more than 7000+ campaigns across 44 nations and dominate the promotions industry by administering 4 times more promotions than any other company
2011 Sales of social and mobile promotions soared to 23 percent in the first half of 2011, up from 9 percent for the entire 2010 calendar year. We launched our multi-channel marketing platform allowing for seamless integration of web, social and mobile channels in a single campaign execution. In July we acquire the CRM division of Apollo Data Technologies and opened another office for our new analytics division and to be closer to our Northwest clients in Bellevue, Washington.
Seven Years. Done.
2012
....Still to come!