SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2010) - Mercent™, 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™ SAAS technology and Mercent Performance™ 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.
Contact Information:
Mercent PR Contact:
Kristine Szarkowitz
(Tel: ) 206. 310.5323