ChirpUp.com

On February 12, 2009, we launched our business and ChirpUp.com. We kicked off an intense year filled with hard work and hustle. We met an incredible collection of new and established businesses. Rob and I pledged to be our own case study.  We committed ourselves to a spirit of openness and education and a little karma. And we were determined to  follow our own Formula for Being Heard. The formula works. Rob and I learned how to get customers to call us (we do not make outbound sales calls).

Year One Accomplishments:

• We’ve been approached by major ad agencies and a national brand
• Collected a strong portfolio of success stories – which we’ll be sharing as case studies soon
• Appeared at six speaking events, a radio appearance and two industry publications
• Interviewed twice by Medill School journalists
• Earned top 10 organic Google positions for six very competitive keyword phrases
• Reached hundreds of thousands through our website, RSS, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

Most importantly we helped level the playing field for mid-size businesses historically locked out of meaningful interactive marketing.  As a result, we blew away aggressive revenue goals in 2009 and are on track to quadruple those numbers in 2010. All of this in the worst economy we’ve ever experienced. We couldn’t be more thrilled to share this success with the friends, family and partners who have helped us every step of the way.

Please accept a our sincere and heartfelt “thank you” for an incredible first year. We look forward to a happy and healthy decade.