Area served Worldwide Industry Computer software Current status Active Founded 1 January 2008 Type of business Privately held company | CEO Brendan King Website Vendasta.com Headquarters Saskatoon, Canada Number of employees 207 (Q3, 2016) | |
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Products Online Identity Management
Reputation management
Social Media Marketing
Online presence management
Listing Distribution
Digital brand engagement | ||
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, including white-label digital brand management solutions that allow businesses to monitor, manage and build their brand.
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Vendasta's partners consist primarily of online directional media companies, newspapers, broadcasters, SEO services, certified marketing representatives, web hosting providers, and interactive agencies.
History
Vendasta was founded in January 2008 by Brendan King, Ches Hagen, Jeff Tomlin, Guy Kelsey, Allan Wolinski, Jason Collins, and John Fothergill. In 2011, Vendasta launched its Reputation Management platform.
In December 2016 Vendasta received a $3.34 million investment from the Government of Canada to "combine online marketing and sales technology with cloud marketplace technology". This investment was a part of the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with operations in Western Canada.
Employees
Vendasta was listed #1 in Flow Magazine's "10 Positive City Workplaces" in Saskatoon. As of June 2016, Vendasta has over 207 employees, 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 as well as the #33 spot on Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 50 Canada List.
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.
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, winning specifically for Snapshot Report.