SEATTLE, WA, Jul 23 (MARKET WIRE) —
Mercent(TM), a leading provider of online performance marketing solutions
for retailers, today announced the company’s founder and CEO Eric Best
has been named to the Puget Sound Business Journal’s (PSBJ) prestigious
“40 Under 40″ list of top entrepreneurs and business leaders in the
Greater Seattle metropolitan area.
The annual PSBJ “40 Under 40″ list is a highly competitive honor awarding
entrepreneurs under the age of 40 who have led and continue to shape the
future of Seattle through their entrepreneurial success, executive
leadership and community involvement. Best was selected from a pool of
over 230 nominees based on his professional business accomplishments,
rich community involvement and outstanding career milestones. As a “40
Under 40″ honoree, Best represents the next generation of leaders making
Seattle one of the best cities in the U.S. to live and work.
“Eric is completely deserving of this award,” says Tom Alberg, Managing
Director at Madrona Venture Group and Mercent Board Director. “I’ve had
the pleasure of working with Eric throughout Mercent’s rapid growth and
success. It has been a ton of work for him, but has paid off. Mercent hit
its stride and Eric deserves a lot of credit for his steadfast
entrepreneurial spirit, unrelenting focus on the success of his
businesses and teams, and commitment to community. This is a great
achievement for a proven Seattle business leader.”
Eric Best is currently Chairman and CEO of Mercent Corporation. In
addition, he serves as chair of Seattle-based Morse Best Innovation, a
technical marketing agency serving clients such as Microsoft, Lexmark,
and WRQ, and as director of Bellevue-based ITEX, a technology company
that provides a business-to-business payment system for non-cash
transactions. In 2009, Best helped launch Impresys Software Corporation,
helping professionals create, share, and present software demos in less
time, at a lower cost — everywhere they go. Best is a graduate of
Seattle Pacific University and a member of the SPU Entrepreneurial
Studies Council and Society of Fellows.
Mr. Best will be recognized at the PSBJ “40 Under 40″ celebration on
Wednesday September 22, 2010 at the Showbox located in the SODO district
of Seattle. Interested attendees can register for the event by clicking
here. For additional information on Mercent and its online performance
marketing solutions for retailers visit the company’s website at
www.mercent.com or contact Mercent Communications at 206-832-3900.
About Mercent
Mercent is a leading provider of online channel marketing
technology and services for retailers. Through its award-winning Mercent
Retail(TM) SAAS technology and Mercent Performance(TM) professional
services, Mercent helps the world’s most successful online merchants
including 1-800-Flowers, Bass Pro Shops, Brookstone, GUESS?, L’Occitane
USA, Redcats Group, and REI optimize online shopping channel marketing
campaigns to drive customer acquisition, revenues, profits, and inventory
velocity. Mercent is the single point of integration with a vast online
advertising network that includes transactional marketplaces such as
Amazon.com and eBay; comparison shopping engines (CSEs) such as
Shopping.com and NextTag; affiliate marketing programs such as LinkShare
and the Google Affiliate Network; and other product advertising channels
including Microsoft Bing Shopping and Google Product Listing Ads (PLA).
The company is a ‘Selling on Amazon.com’ Certified System Integrator,
Buy.com Gold Certified Partner, eBay Certified Provider and certified
Google Product Search Partner. Founded by a seasoned team of Amazon.com
veterans, Mercent is a venture-funded company based in Seattle, WA. For
more information, visit www.mercent.com.
Mercent PR Contact:
Kristine Szarkowitz
Kristines@mercent.com
(Tel: ) 206. 310.5323
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