We are proud to announce that Scorpion has acquired award-winning digital marketing company Driven Local, with headquarters based in Islandia, New York. The acquisition brings together two leaders in the Internet marketing space. It gives Scorpion the ability to accelerate growth in some of our key industries, and it gives Driven Local clients access to industry-leading technology and digital marketing resources.
“With Scorpion's intense focus on technology and customer satisfaction and Driven Local's proven success with digital marketing campaigns and client retention, the addition of Driven Local to Scorpion was a perfect fit,” said Scorpion CEO and founder Rustin Kretz. “Driven Local shares our goal to produce the best results for clients to enable them to grow their businesses. We’re excited and proud to welcome the Driven Local team and clients to Scorpion.”
One of the many things that Scorpion and Driven Local have in common is they have both claimed a powerful presence in the franchise and home service industries. Our Scorpion executives are thrilled to see how the acquisition will help us bolster our presence within these service areas.
Scorpion was founded in 2001 and Driven Local in 2006. Since their inceptions, both companies have provided brands and businesses with website design, search engine optimization, paid search advertising, display advertising, social media marketing, video production, and other services.
The acquisition of Driven Local increases Scorpion’s employee count to more than 530 employees and brings the total number of offices to four—including Scorpion’s existing Valencia, California and Addison, Texas offices and now Driven Local’s Islandia, New York and Denver, Colorado offices. Through the acquisition, the Driven Local team is staying on board in their original offices, where they will continue to deliver outstanding digital campaigns and service.
Kevin Szypula, who served as CEO and co-founder of Driven Local, said the acquisition opens new doors of opportunity for the acquired company’s clientele.
“Joining forces with Scorpion offers Driven Local a huge opportunity to leverage their resources and technology solutions to deliver better marketing outcomes for our clients,” Szypula said. “It’s exciting to be part of a company with Scorpion’s growth and trajectory.”
Szypula is joining Scorpion’s executive team as Chief Advertising Officer. The rest of the Driven Local management team will fill key roles throughout the Scorpion organization that will best leverage their digital marketing and leadership skills.
Powerful Partnership of 2 Fast-Growing Companies
Both Scorpion and Driven Local have a history of rapid growth. Scorpion was named on the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies each year from 2011 to 2016. Meanwhile, Driven Local has been named on the Inc. 500 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies from 2012 through 2014.
Both companies are Google Premier Partners and Bing Elite Partners that have earned great reputations for their quality digital campaigns, industry-leading client retention rates, and hands-on client support. Last year, Scorpion was named Google’s 2016 Customer Satisfaction Champion for North America, as well as its Platform Innovator of the Year. Additionally, Driven Local has been recognized as Google’s Champion of Quality.
Both Kretz and Szypula say it’s the companies’ common drive and commitment to excellent service that made them the perfect match. Now they have even more leverage to give their clients the ability to succeed online and grow their businesses.
“Combining forces, today we are positioned as the best provider in the market,” Kretz said. “The best talent, the brightest minds, and the people who are most passionate about helping our clients succeed. In addition to that, we now have more Google Certified Experts than any other company in the world.”
Through the acquisition, Driven Local is now officially part of the Scorpion family and will soon adopt our name and brand. We look forward to seeing the extraordinary results that come from this partnership!
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