i4cp Named One of Washington State's Fastest-Growing Companies
Seattle, WA (October 15, 2013) - The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) has been included on Puget Sound Business Journal's list of 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington for a second consecutive year. The company was also ranked on the 2013 Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing private companies nationwide for the third successive year.
i4cp, a research organization headquartered in downtown Seattle, will be featured among other recipients in the Puget Sound Business Journal's October 2013 issue. The company, which focuses on the people practices that drive market performance, continues to add many of the world's most prominent brands to its network. Member organizations that recently joined include HSBC, Paramount Pictures, eBay, Celgene, Cargill, American Express, Kymeta, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gilead Sciences and Colliers International, among others.
"We are very proud to once again be acknowledged as one of Washington state's fastest-growing companies," said Kevin Oakes, CEO of i4cp. "We continue to invest in new ways to bring value to our member organizations, and it's great to see our efforts receive recognition."
The company's growth is expected to continue as it builds upon its foundation of delivering timely, actionable research, industry-tested tools, and access to its Interactive Data platform. i4cp has also developed a thriving peer network, facilitating the sharing of best and next practices among its membership, representing many of the world’s leading corporations.
i4cp introduced an empirical, research-based model, the People-Profit Chain™ last month, which links specific activities and initiatives to performance outcomes, identifying the people practices that really work. High-performance organizations that embrace this model can see a performance increase of up to 3x.
i4cp has also introduced a new assessment that uses the People-Profit Chain model to help business leaders develop people strategy and set priorities by measuring effectiveness against the 25 key performance indicators most correlated with market performance. New companies that join i4cp by Dec. 15 receive the assessment for free.
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As vice president of marketing at i4cp, Erik is currently responsible for all marketing efforts for the company and works alongside several departments to execute organizational initiatives. He also oversees web development projects. Located in Seattle, WA, he brings over 15 years of Internet marketing experience, most of which are in the research industry.
Prior to i4cp, Erik worked as Internet Marketing Director at market research panel company GMI, where he was responsible for global online marketing and panel growth in several countries. He also managed the graphic design team and worked extensively with other departments on process improvements and plan development. GMI experienced exceptional revenue growth - several hundred percent - during his tenure. Prior to GMI, Erik founded FilmJabber.com, a movie review and information website that continues to grow in popularity and traffic.
Erik received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Western Washington University.