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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Founders | Jay Bean, Chris Finken, and Derek Miner |
| Headquarters | , United States  |
| Parent | Deluxe Corporation |
| Website | www |
OrangeSoda Inc. is an Internet marketing company. They focus on creating geo-targeted search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), and pay per click (PPC) campaigns. [1] It is currently owned by Deluxe Corporation and based in Kansas City, having moved operations from Utah in 2015. [2]
OrangeSoda was founded in 2006 by Jay Bean, Chris Finken, and Derek Miner, using private funds, local money from investors, and a strategic partner. [3] [4]
Not affiliated with the orange soft drink, Bean used a domain name he had already purchased for unrelated reasons. In the first year, the company grew from 4 employees to 65. [5] As of 2011, OrangeSoda has 175 employees, 6000 customers, and did $19 million in revenue in 2010. [6] OrangeSoda was partnered with CityGrid Media, Yellow Pages Group (YPG), and Freedom Communications to provide social, mobile, and search services to their customers. [7] In 2009, OrangeSoda was recognized as one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Utah by MountainWest Capital Network. [8] In 2010, the company was voted as the best startup venture in Utah Valley and one of the top 3 places to work by Utah Valley Business Quarterly. [9] In 2012, OrangeSoda was acquired by Deluxe Corp. for $27.7M. [10] [11]
In 2015 they closed their offices in American Fork, Utah, making 60 workers redundant, and moved all business to Kansas City. [2]
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