Vendasta Technologies
Type of business | Private |
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Founded |
January 1, 2008 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Headquarters |
Vendasta Technologies Headquarters, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
CEO | Brendan King |
Industry | Computer software |
Products |
Online Identity Management Reputation management Social Media Marketing Online presence management Listing Distribution Digital brand engagement |
Employees | 207 (Q3, 2016) |
Website |
Vendasta |
Current status | Active |
Vendasta is a Canadian computer software company located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company develops a platform for helping agencies and media companies sell digital solutions to local businesses,[1][2] including white-label digital brand management solutions that allow businesses to monitor, manage and build their brand.[3]
Vendasta's partners consist primarily of online directional media companies, newspapers, broadcasters, SEO services, certified marketing representatives, web hosting providers, and interactive agencies.[4]
History
Vendasta was founded in January 2008[5] by Brendan King, Ches Hagen, Jeff Tomlin, Guy Kelsey, Allan Wolinski, Jason Collins, and John Fothergill. In 2011, Vendasta launched its Reputation Management platform.[6]
Employees
Vendasta was listed #1 in Flow Magazine's "10 Positive City Workplaces" in Saskatoon.[7] As of June 2016, Vendasta has over 207 employees,[2] 90% of whom work in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Vendasta also has offices in Vancouver, and Toronto.
Awards
In November 2015 Vendasta was awarded the #273 spot on Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500 List [8] as well as the #33 spot on Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 50 Canada List.[9]
Rapid expansion from 105 employees in 2015 to its current capacity of 207 employees recently earned Vendasta recognition, being awarded the SABEX award in the Growth and Expansion category.[2][10]
Vendasta won Street Fight's Local Visionary Award for "Best Marketing Campaign for Your Product" in October 2016, at a conference in New York City,[11] winning specifically for Snapshot Report,[12] a tool which scores local businesses’ online presence, showing them how they stack up against their competition in online listings, customer reviews, social media, website presence and search engine marketing.[13]
References
- ↑ "As Agencies Latch On To Digital Presence, Vendasta Shifts Client Focus |". 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- 1 2 3 "Vendasta Employee Count Grows Over 200 with Focus on Platform Innovation". MONEY® News. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Techvibes Newsdesk
- ↑ "VendAsta Technologies". BDC. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Business Snapshot".
- ↑ Techvibes Newsdesk
- ↑ "Great Workplaces! Oct/Nov 2015". Issuu. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Deloitte's Fast 500.website (PDF)
- ↑ Deloitte's Fast 50 Canada (PDF)
- ↑ "Winners | SABEX Awards| Saskatoon's Premier Business Event!". sabexawards.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ "#SFSNYC: Street Fight Announces Winners of the 2016 Local Visionary Awards". Street Fight. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ "Vendasta Receives "Local Visionary Award" for Best Marketing Campaign". PRWeb. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ "New Rules, New Tools: Driving Big Digital Revenue Gains in 2016 | NetNewsCheck.com". www.netnewscheck.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.