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Cobalt Ranks Number 73 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List Released by Puget Sound Business Journal
October 16, 2009
Seattle, WA - Puget Sound Business Journal announced that Cobalt, the leading provider of digital marketing solutions to the retail automotive industry, ranked number 73 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list. The 100 companies that made the list and their rankings were announced at an invitation-only event which drew more than 400 people to Washington State Convention & Trade Center on Oct. 15. The 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies are listed, with select companies profiled, in a special publication of the Business Journal on Oct. 16.
The Fastest-Growing Private Companies program was launched 15 years ago by the Puget Sound Business Journal to identify and recognize companies speeding to the top of their industries. To be eligible, companies must: be privately held and headquartered in Washington; have at least $500,000 in net revenue in 2006; show an overall growth from 2006 to 2008 fiscal years; and agree to have their CPA confirm their net operating revenues with Puget Sound Business Journal and accounting partner RSM McGladrey.
Cobalt is a leader in automotive digital marketing, with over 10,000 automotive retail websites, and thousands of auto dealers using Cobalt's paid search, display advertising and email marketing solutions. Cobalt is continuing to grow and is currently hiring, with more than seventy open positions in Seattle and around the country.
"Cobalt is honored to receive this recognition," Cobalt CEO John Holt said. "I am extremely proud of our continued efforts to bring high-ROI, measureable, digital media marketing services to the automotive industry. Cobalt is committed to providing our clients with the very best technology and services to help them succeed and grow their businesses."
The 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies program is presented by the Puget Sound Business Journal; co-presented by RSM McGladrey; and sponsored by KeyBank, Lane Powell and Robert Half International.
About Cobalt
Cobalt is North America's leading provider of digital marketing services to the automotive industry. For more than fourteen years, Cobalt's mission has been to help automobile dealers and manufacturers increase their retailing effectiveness and profitability through cutting-edge digital marketing services, including display advertising, paid search, websites, owner marketing and organic search optimization. Cobalt currently provides marketing services to nearly half of the automotive dealerships in the United States, as well as automotive dealers in Canada and Mexico. Cobalt's digital marketing services are endorsed by two-thirds of the world's major automotive manufacturers.
About Dealix
Dealix, a division of Cobalt, is the world's leading provider of quality leads for new and used cars for dealerships, dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers. Dealix is the only Internet marketing company that backs its new and used car leads with the Dealix Quality Pledge™ a distinct set of criteria that defines a quality lead and an invitation to use Hassle Free Lead Return™ if a lead lacks any one of those criteria. The company can offer this Pledge because it has the broadest reach and the highest quality lead supply network in the industry, including Yahoo! Autos, Kelley Blue Book, Edmunds.com, AOL Autos, MSN Autos, and others. Dealix powers the dealer selector and price quote platforms on Yahoo! Autos, AOL Autos, MSN Autos, and NADA Guides; represents Edmunds' Premier Dealer Program; and places dealers' used inventory in the Kelley Blue Book Trusted MarketplaceSM. Dealix connects dealers with the millions of car shoppers who prefer independent Internet sites when shopping for new cars and used cars online. Dealix's all new Leads Platform quickly matches thousands of serious new and used vehicle buyers to the most appropriate dealers daily, delivering a quality car buying experience for consumers and providing dealers with one of the most efficient methods available today for marketing and selling cars.
Media Contact:
Amy Hatch
Email: ahatch@cobalt.com
Phone: 206-219-8132
