Year-over-Year Growth of 132% Despite Difficult Economy
BEND, Ore. – G5 Search Marketing, Inc. – a leader in local search, advertising and measurement solutions – announced record-breaking quarterly revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
“In light of the current economic climate, we feel extremely fortunate to be in the growing local Internet advertising space,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “We are now on track to hit our fourth consecutive year of 100% plus annualized revenue growth.”
Founded in 2004, G5 was recently named one of Oregon Business Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon. Last year, the company was named Entrepreneur of the Year, and announced a strategic alliance with Google.
Along with impressive revenue increases, G5 has also posted growth in its number of employees, client roster, geographic reach and services. Co-founded by Hobin and CFO Greg Meier, the company has grown from two to 40 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 1,500 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.
Client satisfaction is G5’s top priority, and its client servicing is a key component to the company’s growth. Dedicated analysts work closely with clients, monitoring activity and training clients on best-use practices to ensure effective on- and offline local marketing campaigns.
“We’ve seen increased site traffic, more qualified leads and improved net revenue from working with G5,” said Carlo Development’s Debra Conrad. “This has come complete with superior client service – giving us a leg up on the competition.”
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.
