Instant Gratification

2009

Advertising Age Report

Ranked at 27th, Merkle was named as the largest worldwide marketing services company and the 6th largest direct marketing agency in America.

Merkle was featured in the February issue of Baltimore Magazine as one of the "25 Best Places to Work" in the Baltimore region.

Merkle's Chairman and CEO, David Williams, was named "CEO of the Year" by SmartCEO Magazine.

Merkle won the Bronze award in Analytics and Modeling with Kroger Personal Finance and the Bronze award in Multichannel Marketing with Dell, Inc.

Merkle took home three "Benny" Awards from the PDMA. "Bank of America- Super Prime Acquisition", "Corporate Express eMob Communication", and "Volkswagon TDI Clean Diesel Launch" were all awarded in their respective categories.

2008

"To rank on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50, companies must have phenomenal revenue growth over five years," said Gary Tabach, Greater Washington Office Regional Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche, LLP.

Columbia, a cluster of nine residential villages around a town center, is home to offices of such high-powered tech companies as Arbitron, Merkle and Northrop Grumman. No wonder residents' median household income has risen more than 20% since 2000.

The campaign Merkle designed and executed for CARE focused on generating gifts from active donors and was part of an overall strategy to increase donations from the more than two million names in CARE’s active and inactive donor files.

2007

The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. David Williams was selected by an independent panel of judges for demonstrating leadership, commitment to innovation, and integrity.

Merkle was named a leader in Enterprise Database Marketing by the Independent Research Firm.

The first-ever Inc. 5,000 ranking is an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list. The new list includes many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500 list, yet represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

2006

Merkle ranked by Advertising Age as the 19th largest marketing services company, and 7th largest direct marketing agency in America.

Merkle was sited as a Market Leader by independent research firm.

Merkle and The Food for the Hungry "May 2005 Child Sponsor Celebration Appeal" has been named Package of the Year and winner in the Special Appeal category for the 2006 Fundraising Success Gold Awards!

The annual program recognizes innovative leaders of small and midsize businesses nationwide who have created tightly knit workplaces and inspired intensely loyal workers.

Merkle a high-end, full-service email service provider is well versed in moderate- to high-volume mailings, which are complex and require integration with external data sources.

The DMA Analytics Challenge invited organizations to build a response model based on the same dataset and raw variables. Team Merkle was named the winner out of an initial field of more than 30 contestants.

Silver Award for Analytics & Modeling - Client: 21st Century
Bronze award for Technological Applications category, - Client: Dell, Inc.

2005

Ad:tech - Best Email Marketing Campaign with Vail Resorts

Merkle and Vail Resorts, announced that ad:tech, the leading organizer of conferences and exhibitions for the interactive marketing community worldwide, has awarded the companies with the "2005 Best Email Marketing Campaign."

Internet Advertising Competition (IAC): Award for the Best Email Message with Blockbuster Inc.

Merkle and Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) received the 2005 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Award in the Best Email Message category for their "April Traffic Mover" email marketing promotion.

Merkle's strength as a boutique full-service provider is illustrated by high client retention and experienced, qualified personnel, which are characteristics that make Merkle an attractive alternative to an online agency.

Platinum Award for Overall Excellence
Gold Award for Analytics & Modeling – Client: Dell Inc. Accepted by: Ron Park, Director, Consumer Markets Analytics, Merkle Inc.; and Paul Jackson, DM Circulation Manager, US Consumer Marketing, Dell Inc.

2004

NCDM Excellence Awards

Gold Award for Analytics & Modeling – Client: Geico

2003

Merkle cited as a market leader by independent research firm