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For Immediate Release
Enquiro Rank’s #206 on Deloitte’s North American Technology Fast 500
Kelowna based
Search Marketing firm Enquiro Search Solutions Inc. placed #206 on
Deloitte’s recent release of the fastest growing technology firms in
North America. To determine the fastest growing companies Deloitte
reviewed fiscal year revenues over five years (1999 – 2003), calculated
the revenue growth percentage over five years, and compared the growth
of all the technology companies. Enquiro’s growth over the 5 year
period was 1,059 per cent.
Enquiro was one of only 15 BC companies to make the 2004 list, ranking 5th
in growth over a 5 year period. Enquiro and ACD were the only two
companies based outside the lower mainland to make the list (ACD is
based in Saanichton on Vancouver Island). Enquiro was also the third
fastest growing Canadian company in the Internet category.
In
total there were 54 Canadian companies named to the list. In addition
to the 15 BC companies, there were 12 companies based in Alberta, 1 in
Manitoba, 20 in Ontario, 5 in Quebec and 1 in Newfoundland.
Enquiro’s VP of Sales & Marketing Bill Barnes says that Enquiro – which
numbers among its clients Priceline.com, Sylvan Learning Centers, AIG,
Lawyers.com and the Government of Canada – helps website operators
understand what people are doing when they use search engines and how
individuals interact with them.
“We
do research to understand what’s going on in their minds” said Barnes.
“Why do they click on one thing and not something else? Is it really
better to be number one in the listings? Should you pay to be there or
is it better to be there organically?” After they understand that,
Enquiro creates and executes a marketing strategy for its clients and
their web sites.
Enquiro’s President and CEO, Gord Hotchkiss says “We are very honored to
have made the list this year, it is quite an accomplishment”. Hotchkiss
attributes their success to two main factors, “first the people at
Enquiro, we have assembled an incredible team here, they are dedicated,
driven and passionate about what they do. Secondly, we are leading the
way in an industry which has seen incredible growth.” In fact search
marketing has become a multi-billion dollar a year industry in only a
few short years and Enquiro is considered to be one of the top 5 search
marketing companies in the world.
“Because the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 measures sustained growth over
five years, being one of the fastest growing technology companies in
North America is an impressive achievement,” said Mark Evans, national
managing partner of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Group. Enquiro deserves a lot of credit for its remarkable growth.”
For Further information Contact:
Bill Barnes
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Enquiro Search Solutions Inc.
(250) 861-5252 Ext: 213
bill.barnes@enquiro.com
www.enquiro.com
For the complete Fast 500 list go to
www.fast500.com
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