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INC 500: List of Fastest Growing Online Marketing Companies

August 26, 2008 by Pablo Palatnik

Here is a list of advertising/marketing companies in the online space that have made the Inc. 500 list in 2008.

No. 11- Glispa Media (New York):
What it does:
An independent online media agency that concentrates on media planning and buying strategies.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2001
Growth 8,140.2%
2004 Revenue $309,037
2007 Revenue $25.5 million
Employees 9

No. 17- Red Ventures (Charlotte, NC)

What it does:
Red Ventures is an Internet marketing company that acquires new customers for consumer and business-to-business verticals like DIRECTV, ADT Security Services, and SIRIUS Satellite Radio. It supplies online marketing services, completes phone sales, and builds technology infrastructure throughout the US and Puerto Rico.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2000
Growth 5,863.9%
2004 Revenue $1.7 million
2007 Revenue $103.7 million
Employees 450

No. 34- AdBrite

What it does:
The eBay of online advertisers, AdBrite gives buyers and sellers of internet ads a place to make and accept advertising bids.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2001
Growth 3,856.1%
2004 Revenue $792,603
2007 Revenue $31.4 million
Employees 114

No. 70 – PEPPERJAM (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
What it does:
Internet marketing agency that provides search-engine marketing and online-media-buying services.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 1999
Growth 2,447.5%
2004 Revenue $602,276
2007 Revenue $15.3 million
Employees 105

No. 71 – CPX Interactive (Westbury, NY)
What it does:
Runs an online display advertising network that fulfills its marketing efforts. The network consists of more than 6,000 websites, and just like television advertising, clients can buy advertising on as little or as much of the network as they want. The websites buying into the network receive a cut of the overall advertising contract.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2000
Growth 2,402.8%
2004 Revenue $2.0 million
2007 Revenue $49.9 million
Employees 60

No. 87 – ROCKETT INTERACTIVE (Cary, NC)
What it does:
It’s an interactive marketing consultancy firm that specializes in advertising on the internet and helps clients bridge the gap between traditional and online media.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2003
Growth 2,093.5%
2004 Revenue $199,900
2007 Revenue $4.4 million
Employees 9

No. 125 – iCrossing (Scottsdale, AZ)
What it does:
Assists big companies like Toyota, Epson and Coca-Cola with digital advertising and search engine marketing.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 1998
Growth 1,661.5%
2004 Revenue $6.2 million
2007 Revenue $110.0 million
Employees 620

No. 126 – Ward Media (New York, NY)
What it does:
A full service interactive marketing agency specializing in long form lead generation, with a significant emphasis on the higher education market.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2002
Growth 1,660.6%
2004 Revenue $685,439
2007 Revenue $12.1 million
Employees 14

No. 193 – eZanga.com (Middletown, DE)
What it does:
An online advertising and services company specializing in pay-per-click advertising.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2003
Growth 1,273.6%
2004 Revenue $213,252
2007 Revenue $2.9 million
Employees 16

No. 210 – One Technologies (Dallas, TX)
What it does:
Designs and advertises websites for clients in the financial and consumer products industries, using everything from pay-per-click programs to search engine optimization.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2000
Growth 1,189.6%
2004 Revenue $1.3 million
2007 Revenue $16.3 million
Employees 38

No. 211 – Hydra (Beverly Hills, CA)
What it does:
Matches advertisers like Kraft with a network of affiliated website publishers including MySpace.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2003
Growth 1,189.1%
2004 Revenue $5.4 million
2007 Revenue $69.3 million
Employees 60

No. 243 – Wpromote (El Segundo, CA)
What it does:
Wpromote is a marketing company that uses proprietary software to help clients generate leads, gain customers, and increase sales through online search engines.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2001
Growth 1,076.4%
2004 Revenue $530,664
2007 Revenue $6.2 million
Employees 40

No. 256 – MediaWhiz (New York, NY)
What it does:
A full-service, performance marketing firm that uses online media to drive new customers for its advertising clients.
Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2001
Growth 1,026.5%
2004 Revenue $11.5 million
2007 Revenue $129.7 million
Employees 130

No. 329 – Sensis (Los Angeles, CA)
What it does:
Constructs Web-sites and manages online-marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on multicultural marketing.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 1998
Growth 879.8%
2004 Revenue $346,863
2007 Revenue $3.4 million
Employees 24

No. 336 – Adlucent (Austin, TX)
What it does:
Provides product marketing and online search engine advertising for larger Internet retailers, venture-backed startups, and several large national and international non-profit organizations.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2004
Growth 857.0%
2004 Revenue $277,737
2007 Revenue $2.7 million
Employees 17

No. 347 – ClickSpeed (Overland Park, KS)
What it does:
A full-service interactive marketing agency specializing in lead-generation affiliate programs.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2002
Growth 843.0%
2004 Revenue $775,520
2007 Revenue $7.3 million
Employees 16

No. 368 – Apogee Search (Austin, TX)
What it does:
Online marketing specializing in search engine optimization for mostly technology, internet and e-commerce clients.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2002
Growth 809.5%
2004 Revenue $535,025
2007 Revenue $4.9 million
Employees 61

No. 423 – Trancos (Redwood City, CA)
What it does:
A marketing media company that offers online pay-for-performance advertising plans.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 1999
Growth 737.4%
2004 Revenue $1.9 million
2007 Revenue $16.1 million
Employees 50

No. 440 Pop Labs (Houston, TX)
What it does:
Pop Labs is an interactive marketing agency specializing in Web and search engine marketing that targets small to mid-size businesses in the business-to-business and industrial/manufacturing industries nationwide.

Year 2008
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2001
Growth 724.4%
2004 Revenue $533,712
2007 Revenue $4.4 million
Employees 55