NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc. Magazine has named leading independent New York City-based public relations agency, DiGennaro Communications (DGC) (www.digennaro-usa.com), to its Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies (http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/digennaro-communications). This list honors companies that have shown significant revenue growth over a three-year period, from 2007 to 2010. During that time, DGC has grown 169 percent.
"We are extremely proud to be recognized as one of Inc.’s fastest growing companies, a testament to the hard work and dedication of a wonderful team activating programs for an even better roster of clients" said Samantha DiGennaro, CEO and Founder of DGC. "Since officially opening doors in January 2006, the DGC team’s hard work has helped us build brands, raise profiles and create buzz for some of the world’s greatest media, marketing and advertising organizations."
DGC has seen consistent year-over-year growth since its inception and is poised to celebrate its sixth anniversary in January, 2012. Over the past year DGC has added new business and blue chip clients including Live Nation, Omnicom’s Organic, WPP’s Geppetto Group, Ignited and BzzAgent (just acquired by a division of Tesco), and has more than doubled its employee roster. A sought-after counselor to CEOs and c-level executives, Samantha DiGennaro had more than a decade of experience running in-house communications at leading global companies prior to launching DGC.
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found on www.inc.com/5000.
About DGC
DiGennaro Communications is the leading full-service strategic communications company specializing in the media, marketing, entertainment and business sectors. Its clients include leading global and boutique companies such as Y&R, David & Goliath, Mr Youth, Myxer.com, MEC and Live Nation. In 2011 DGC was named one of the top five most entrepreneurial companies in New York City by the New York Enterprise Report, was named a finalist in the HR category of the New York Enterprise Small Business Awards and is listed on the Inc. 500|5000 list.
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