Mindshare Joins Inc. Magazine's List of America's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Mindshare's Enterprise Feedback Management success demonstrated with three-year sales growth of 733%
Mindshare Technologies, industry leader in Enterprise Feedback Management, today announced that it has been named to the 27th annual Inc. 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. Mindshare's three-year sales growth of 733% reflects the success the company has had in helping its clients collect actionable feedback from their customers and employees. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America's independent-minded entrepreneurs.
Mindshare CEO, John R. Sperry reflects, "I credit the strong growth of the company to our early entry into the Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) market. EFM enables our clients to survey customers and employees, collect and analyze the data, and then review robust reports targeted to specific roles and responsibilities."
"We are proud of our teammates and the validation that this highly-coveted award gives to their exceptional efforts over the last 5 years," said Richard D. Hanks, Mindshare Chairman and President.
To be eligible for the 2008 Inc. 500 list, companies had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies. They must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2004 through the end of the 2007 calendar year and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they must have at least $200,000 in revenue in their base year. Companies such as Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500.
"If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500," said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. "These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growing companies in the nation – the ones coming up with solutions to some of our knottiest problems, creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier, and manufacturing products we soon discover we can't live without. The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine's tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition."
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, LLC., Inc. magazine (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 724,110, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology.
Mindshare Technologies' business monitoring tools help companies improve operational excellence and minimize customer attrition through personal customer involvement. Mindshare's proprietary survey technology captures the voice of the customer in real-time and immediately transforms it into actionable intelligence through powerful and incisive enterprise reporting. With Mindshare, companies can determine the type of information they collect, who can access it, and how it's reported. As a hosted system, Mindshare is affordable and flexible, with surveys and reports tailored to fit individual needs. The reports are web-accessible 24/7 or by timed email delivery. Mindshare serves more than 25 different industries including travel, hospitality, restaurant, financial, salon, automotive, and retail. Clients range from small regional chains to large multinational corporations. For information, visit www.mshare.net.
