FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Shawn Collins, CEO
EXTEND GROUP
812-760-1811
[email protected]
Evansville, Indiana, August 23, 2017 – EXTEND GROUP has reached a milestone this year and is celebrating ten years in business. This award-winning company has grown from a small operation, once known as EXTEND INTERACTIVE, which focused on website and mobile application development. Today, EXTEND GROUP is a professional consulting company that builds result-driven experiences for its clients and can help businesses with a broad range of projects beyond a website and mobile app development, including social media management, content marketing, email marketing, brand development, and much more.
“We are celebrating ten years in business! We are proud to work with many satisfied clients from multiple industries since 2007. We believe that this is a result of our goal to plan and run dynamic campaigns with integrated strategies that generate leads, build loyalty, and create results. We appreciate your trust, and we’ll continue to give the kind of service you and your brand deserves. Here’s to more years of growth and success for all,” Shawn Collins, CEO.
EXTEND INTERACTIVE once consulted with local agencies in the Interactive Media discipline for a couple of years before the formal name changed to EXTEND GROUP in 2009. This change opened the door for direct-to-client relationships. In the years since EXTEND GROUP has created several consumer-focused business entities within EXTEND GROUP—EXTEND PERFORMANCE, EXTEND COMMUNITY, and Technician.Academy—to focus more on the why they do what they do rather than concentrating on pure profit alone.
In October of 2011, EXTEND PERFORMANCE was created to serve those in the automotive industry. EXTEND PERFORMANCE is passionate about leading automotive aftermarket brands to performance excellence and has helped lead many brands to industry awards since its establishment in 2011:
- 2012-2013 National Catalog Managers Association (NCMA) President’s Award for Catalog Excellence in the Web Category – FuelPumpU.com
- Five AAF Addy Awards in 2013 for Fuel Pump Manufacturer
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer VIN Scan App – Print Ad
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer VIN Scan App – GPS & Location
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer VIN Scan App – Email
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer VIN Scan App – Integrated Campaign
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer QR Code – Integrated Campaign
- 2014-2015 National Catalog Managers Association (NCMA) President’s Award for Catalog Excellence in the Web Category – FuelPumpU.com
- 2015 Automotive Communications Awards, awarded by the Car Care Council Women’s Board
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer – PUMP•ED
- Bearings Manufacturer – Pinterest
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer VIN Scan App – Mobile App
- Bearings Manufacturer VIN Scan App – Mobile App
- Fuel Pump Manufacturer – Facebook Customization
- Bearings Manufacturer – Facebook Customization
- 2015-2016 ACPN President’s Award in the Mobile Catalog Category – Thermostat Manufacturer
- 2015-2016 ACPN President’s Award in the Mobile Catalog Category – Bearings Manufacturer
- 2016 Automotive Communications Awards, awarded by the Car Care Council Women in Auto Care
- EXTEND PERFORMANCE – “Race To The Top” Newsletter
- Technician.Academy – Facebook Customization
- Thermostat Manufacturer – Facebook Customization
- Technician.Academy – Website
- Thermostat Manufacturer – Website
- Technician.Academy – Car Care Clinics
- 2014 Featured Speaker at AASA Tech, where Shawn Collins presented “Building Your App on a Promise.”
- 2015 AASA Vision Speaker, where Shawn Collins presented “Brand Building Online through Social Media and Training.”
- 2016 AASA Emerging Leaders Speaker, where Shawn Collins shared his insights on the importance of Online Reputation Management and Social Media Monitoring for brands.
- Over 900,000 page views per month
- Services over 89,000 unique visitors per month
- 89% returning users
- Has viewership from all 50 states
- And reduced office calls by half
- And is a showcase for how local law enforcement can Connect, Protect, and Serve their communities.
- 2011 – Leadership Evansville Alumnus of the Year
- 2012 – EBJ 20 Under 40
- 2013 – Optimist of the Year – ENOC
- 2013 – Celebration of Leadership Outstanding Innovation Award