CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RKG today announced it ranked #268 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and clean technology companies in North America. 2014 marks the fourth consecutive year RKG has made the list. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2009 to 2013, during which time RKG grew by 362%.
RKG’s CEO, George Gallate, credits the company’s powerful proprietary technology, quality staff, and industry-leading thought-leadership with its sustained growth. He said, “We have consistently stayed at the forefront of the digital marketing industry, providing innovative and lasting solutions to help our clients create digital visibility and drive results.”
In July, RKG was acquired by Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), which is the largest privately-held customer relationship marketing agency in the country. Together they create a truly scaled media agency, with over 720 digital marketing experts and estimated 2014 media billings in excess of $600 million.
Both companies share a commitment to scalable, long-term growth. In the 2014 AdAge Agency Report, Advertising Age named Merkle|IMPAQT the 10th largest and fastest-growing search agency in the U.S. The report also listed RKG as one of the fastest-growing independent search agencies for the second consecutive year. Additionally, RKG works with more Internet Retailer Top 500® clients than any other search agency.
RKG ranked #47 of all internet companies on this year’s Fast 500™ list, while the internet industry segment had the second-highest of all Technology Fast 500™ companies. For more information about the Technology Fast 500™ and to see the complete list, visit: www.fast500.com.
About RKG, a Merkle Company
Founded in 2003, RKG is a search and digital marketing agency that combines superior marketing talent with world-class digital media capabilities to create the industry’s most effective data-driven digital marketing solutions. RKG drives business to clients by maximizing a full range of opportunities including paid search, SEO, product listing ads, social media, display advertising, and comparison shopping engine management services. In 2014, RKG became a part of Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), the largest privately-held customer relationship marketing agency. RKG is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA with offices in Bend, OR and Boston, MA. For more information, visit www.rimmkaufman.com or follow the company on Twitter @rimmkaufman.
About Merkle
Merkle, a technology-enabled, data-driven customer relationship marketing (CRM) firm, is the nation’s largest privately held agency. For more than 25 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. By combining a complete range of marketing, technical, analytical, and creative disciplines, Merkle works with clients to design, execute, and evaluate connected CRM programs. With more than 2,400 employees, the privately held corporation is headquartered in Columbia, Md. with additional offices in Bend, Or.; Boston; Charlottesville, Va.; Chicago; Denver; Hagerstown, Md.; Little Rock; London; Minneapolis; Montvale, N.J.; Nanjing; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; San Francisco; and Shanghai. For more information, contact Merkle at 1-877-9-Merkle or visit www.merkleinc.com.
