Awards & Press
Blue Corona is an award-winning home services marketing agency. Our mission is to help business owners and marketing executives use technology and Internet to measurably improve their marketing and sales performance. Along the way, we’ve managed to win a few awards.
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2023 – Awarded Best in Client Service by Yelp
The Yelp Advertising Partner Program selected Blue Corona as the winner of the Best in Client Service award at the first ever YAPAs (Yelp Annual Partner Awards). This award validates Blue Corona’s commitment to providing superior client service and driving exceptional results for our clients, both on and off Yelp.
2021 – Awarded Best Places to Work by Charlotte Business Journal
The Charlotte Business Journal once again named Blue Corona one of its Best Places to Work for efforts to attract and engage top talent through company policies, benefits, and culture. This is the company’s second time earning the disctinction.
2021 – Recognized As an Inc. Best Workplace (Editors’ List: Special Recognition)
Inc. magazine recognized Blue Corona as one of the Best Workplaces in 2021, with special recognition as one of 12 companies on the magazine’s Editors’ List.
2020 – Ranked 4409 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 4409 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the ninth consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000.
2019 – Awarded Best Places to Work by Charlotte Business Journal
The Charlotte Business Journal named Blue Corona one of its Best Places to Work in the large company category for efforts to attract and engage top talent through company policies, benefits, and culture.
2019 – Awarded Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame
Inc. magazine inducted Blue Corona into it’s Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame for being an eight-time Inc. 500|5000 honoree, a distinction that puts the company as one of only 97 American companies in 2019 to achieve the same honor.
2019 – Ranked 4111 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 4111 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the eighth consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000.
2018 – Ranked 4443 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 3888 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the seventh consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000.
2017 – Ranked 3888 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 3888 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the sixth consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000.
2016 – Ranked 3930 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 3930 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the fifth consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000. This ranking placed us on the Five-Time Inc. 5000 Honor Roll.
2015 – Ranked 3219 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 3219 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the fourth consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000.
2014 – Ranked 1415 on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 1415 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. This was the third consecutive year Blue Corona placed on the Inc. 500|5000 list.
2013 – Ranked 694 on Inc. 5000 List (Number 28 in Maryland)
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 694 on its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies.
2012 – P&B Exceptional 53 (The Washington Post Co.)
The Gazette of Politics and Business names Blue Corona to the 2012 P&B Exceptional 53, a list of top Maryland companies selected for service innovation, growth, and community service.
2012 – Ranked 174 on Inc. 500 List (Number 1 in industry for MD, DC, VA, WV)
Inc. magazine ranked Blue Corona number 174 on its 31st annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
2012 – Winner SmartCEO VOLT Technology Leaders
Smart CEO announced Blue Corona as the winner in the Technology Innovator category.
2011 – Winner Contracting Magazine’s Business Service of the Year
Contracting Magazine selected Blue Corona’s Virtual Online Marketing Manager service as their 2011 Business Service of the Year.
2010 – The Top 25 CEOs You Should Know (The Washington Post Co.)
Blue Corona’s president and CEO, Ben Landers, was named one of the top 25 CEOs you should know by the Business Gazette.
Press
In addition to our awards, Blue Corona is honored to have been featured in some of the following publications:
- ACHR News
- Remodeling Magazine
- DWM Magazine
- SEM Rush
- YouMoz
- OPEN Forum
What Makes Blue Corona Different
Our goal is to be the best analytical, data-driven online marketing and SEO company on the planet! Unlike other SEO companies, we operate from the perspective of a business owner (our account managers have gotten to know more about business than most “SEO gurus” will ever know—call us and see).
We strive to provide superior service by offering the following to all our SEO clients:
- A dedicated Account Manager, someone that understands business and SEO, to be your guide
- Detailed monthly reports (you can actually understand) that connect SEO performance to your bottom line
- A support team that includes an analyst, web designer/developer, and a dedicated professional copywriter
- Access to our proprietary analytics software (better data drives better results)
Don’t take our word for it! Check out our case studies of actual client results, along with our client testimonials.
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