SmartReply Gets Ranked As One of America's Top 500 Fastest-Growing Companies
Irvine, CA, August 7th, 2007 - Irvine, CA based SmartReply, Inc., a mobile and voice marketing services provider announced today that it has been named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 500 list of America's fastest growing businesses for 2007. According to Entrepreneur, only 0.5 percent of the 19 million businesses currently operating in the U.S. meet their qualifications of revenue and job growth. SmartReply qualified on the initial list of 95,000 businesses and based on the company's rapid and sustained growth was awarded a ranking of 368.
"We feel incredibly honored, and proud, to be acknowledged by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the country's hottest and fastest growing companies. We have worked very hard to get to where we are today, and proving our position in the market as being the leader of voice and mobile solutions for the retail and consumer products industries. We look forward to an even higher ranking next year," commented Eric Holmen, SmartReply's president.
Founded by Dave Savage and Gregory Wexler in 2001, SmartReply has become the nation's leading provider of voice and mobile messaging solutions. Their visionary management team also includes President Eric Holmen and Mike Romano, EVP and Managing Partner.
As president, Holmen and the company are continually on the leading edge of reshaping how American companies market their products and services to consumers. With consumer-controlled marketing transforming the industry, incited by the proliferation of mobile phones, TiVo, satellite radio, and other personal communication devices, SmartReply continues to break new ground with new innovations in mobile and voice marketing offerings. Holmen explains "over the years, we've built an innovative and entrepreneurial culture, and in the past year our pipeline of intellectual property and new solutions has become a key asset and component of our growth."
Many of SmartReply's innovative marketing solutions are used by the country's leading companies, including Meijer, a 180-store retail supercenter based in Grand Rapids, MI. Jeff Handler, the SVP of Marketing and Advertising at Meijer was first introduced to SmartReply when he was the SVP of Marketing and Advertising at The Sports Authority in 2001. "SmartReply's innovative programs-- first with voice marketing and now with mobile messaging-have allowed us to provide superior solutions for our customers and generate outstanding ROI results. In my six plus years in working with this organization, I have always been impressed with their dedication and capability to deliver flawless execution", said Handler.
It is entrepreneurs like SmartReply who are helping power the nation's economy, employing millions of Americans, and serving as inspiration to countless other aspiring entrepreneurs. As recognized by Entrepreneur's Hot500, with steadfast focus and vision, SmartReply has developed solutions to enrich people's lives and provide greater value for retailers, brands and businesses everywhere.
About SmartReplySmartReply's voice and mobile messaging solutions have created breakthrough-marketing results for leading retailers throughout the United States and Canada. As the only voice and mobile messaging company dedicated to meeting the unique marketing challenges and objectives of retail executives, SmartReply's clients now have the proven ability to increase store traffic, lower marketing cost and strengthen brand affinity. Because of this, SmartReply is the provider of choice for more than 80 major regional and national retailers. Headquartered in Irvine, California, more information for partners and clients can be found at
www.SmartReply.com or by calling (800)-785-6769.