BEND, OR and LAS VEGAS, NV – September 1, 2010

News

• G5, the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions for self storage properties, today announced the release of the G5 Adaptor for SiteLink, a software solution that connects the SiteLink property management system with the G5 Local Marketing Software Platform.

• SiteLink is the software leader for self storage and portable storage, providing storage facilities with seamless facility and unit management.

• This integration will allow both companies to provide common clients a dynamic website and lead capture solution that leverages up-to-date unit availability, special promotions and facility details to drive real-time reservations through a highly optimized, user-friendly online reservation experience.

• This announcement coincides with the opening day of the Self Storage Association (SSA) 2010 Fall Conference & Trade Show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

G5 Adaptor: Key Benefits

• Synchronizes data to ensure that authoritative systems are driving up-to-date website information to ensure optimum user experience

• Centralizes management tasks and streamlines work flow

• Improves business operations by materially reducing the need for time-intensive, error-prone manual input and correction of data transmitted between sources

Commentary

• “We develop technology-based solutions that add value to our clients’ business,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “This new integration allows our clients to reduce overhead and drive better business results from an optimized website.”

• “The partnership between G5 and SiteLink offers storage owners a valuable new way to leverage their existing technology investments,” said SiteLink COO Markus Hecker. “Integration ensures that the system of record is driving online offers while consolidating lead and reservation workflow for marketing and facility managers.”

About G5

G5 is the leading provider of vertical-specific Local Marketing Solutions that help mid-market companies get found online, generate more qualified leads, convert more leads into new customers, track marketing performance – including offline, and optimize to the marketing sources with the best return on investment. G5’s Local Marketing Software Platform & Services provide clients with more customers and better business performance. The Bend, OR-based company has made the Inc.500 list of Fastest-Growing US Private Companies in 2009 and 2010. For more information, please visit www.G5platform.com.

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Media Contact:
Amanda Patterson
541.306.3389
amanda.patterson@G5platform.com

BEND, OR – August 24, 2010
News
• G5, the leading provider of vertical-specific Local Marketing Solutions for mid-market companies, was ranked No. 248 in Inc. magazine’s 29th annual Inc. 500 – a prestigious list of the nation’s fastest growing private companies. The company was ranked No. 32 in the Advertising and Marketing category.
• G5 posted revenue growth of 1236.1% over a three-year period (2007 to 2009). Cofounded by CEO Dan Hobin and CFO Greg Meier, the five-year old company has grown from 2 employees to 77 and could double its workforce by the end of 2011.
• This award follows G5’s recent announcement that it received $15 million from Volition Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm, to accelerate development of G5’s Local Marketing Software Platform and enhance G5’s leadership in its core verticals.
• G5 was also recently named one of the nation’s Best Places to Work by Outside Magazine and the Third Fastest-Growing Private Company in Oregon and southwestern Washington by the Portland Business Journal.

Award Methodology

• The 2010 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2006 to 2009. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by June 30, 2006. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2009. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.)
• The minimum revenue required for 2006 is $80,000; the minimum for 2009 is $2 million.

Commentary

• “Fast growth at any time is a big achievement; fast growth during the past few years is just short of miraculous,” said Inc. editor Jane Berentson. “The Inc. 500 consists of these just-short-of miraculous companies, the ones that through ingenuity and ambition have increased revenue, hired employees, and grown fast in difficult economic times.”
• “We’re honored to have made the Inc. 500 list again this year,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “Our success is predicated by the results we deliver for our customers.”

About G5

G5 is the leading provider of vertical-specific Local Marketing Solutions that help mid-market companies get found online, generate more qualified leads, convert more leads into new customers, track marketing performance – including offline, and optimize to the marketing sources with the best return on investment. G5’s Local Marketing Software Platform & Services provide clients with more customers and better business performance. For more information, please visitwww.G5platform.com.

About Inc. Magazine

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 712,647, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Visit us online at www.inc.com.

About the Inc. 500|5000 Conference

Each year, Inc. and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony brings together members of the Inc. community, both a new class of Inc. 500|5000 honorees and the list’s alumni, for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. Please join us September 30–October 2, 2010, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, located minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. For more information about the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony and to register, visit www.inc500conference.com or call 866-901-3205.

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G5 Media Contact:
Amanda Patterson
541.306.3389
amanda.patterson@G5platform.com

By Ty McMahan

One of the most important objectives for a start-up is to identify a solid target market. For G5 Marketing Inc., that target market is the self-storage business – a bit peculiar for a company that helps businesses market their services online.

While local-advertising competitors like Yodle Inc. and ReachLocal Inc. assist all sorts of small and medium-sized business, from dive bars to dermatologists, G5 is focused on just three verticals – self-storage, multifamily housing and senior living.

How the company went down that path is somewhat random. Chief Executive Dan Hobin’s brother owns a self-storage business and encouraged his sibling to steer his company’s marketing services in that direction. Hobin found the area to be potentially lucrative for G5.

“They are big spenders in yellow page advertising, and we now own a big share of that vertical,” Hobin said.

Coincidently, it was a self-storage customer with an investment in apartments who encouraged the company to enter its other two verticals. Hobin admits that his sector focus is unique, but he says the company has experienced success here and continues to grow.

“If you have a $50 million apartment building to pay for, you’re going to spend more on advertising than a plumber who has a $17,000 truck to pay for,” Hobin said, referring to the multifamily housing market.

G5 is on pace for $12 million in revenue for 2010, Hobin said, and the company just closed a $15 million round of funding led by growth equity firm Volition Capital.

G5 provides local businesses with a way to manage, measure and optimize local marketing. The platform currently serves more than 160 customers and more than 2,400 properties.

Hobin said the company will eventually pursue other customer segments, but for the time being they’re fairly content with a proof of concept and fresh capital to bank millions from mini-storage.

G5, the leader in vertical-specific Local Marketing Solutions, announced today that it has closed its first institutional round of financing. The $15 million investment was led by Volition Capital, a growth equity firm that invests in high-potential, founder-owned technology companies. The proceeds will be used to accelerate development of G5’s Local Marketing Software Platform and to enhance G5’s leadership in its core verticals. Roger Hurwitz, Managing Partner at Volition, and Sean Cantwell, Principal at Volition, will join G5’s Board of Directors.

“Volition’s partnership is a great vote of confidence in G5’s mission to deliver the most sophisticated local marketing technology platform in our select verticals,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “The Volition team has significant experience working with high-growth SaaS businesses like ours, and we’re thrilled to have Roger and Sean joining the G5 team.”

The G5 Platform currently serves more than 160 clients and over 2,400 properties within the Multifamily Housing, Self Storage and Senior Living sectors. G5 helps companies like Trammel Crow Residential, Riverstone Residential, Greystar, The Carlyle Group, Silverado Senior Living and Metro Self Storage leverage the Web to increase revenue, reduce ineffective marketing spend and increase net operating income.

The funding follows yet another record-breaking quarter for G5. In Q2 2010, the company posted its 20th consecutive quarter of record revenue. G5 attributes its success to capitalizing on the paradigm shift in local advertising, where businesses are increasingly transitioning their marketing dollars online. According to Borrell Associates, Local Online Advertising is projected to grow from $8.9 billion to $16.4 billion by 2013.

“G5 is constantly evaluating new technologies and services that will drive better business results for our clients,” said G5 CFO Greg Meier. “Volition is an ideal partner to provide us with the guidance and resources required for our next stage of growth.”

“G5 provides a compelling value proposition and measurable ROI with its holistic solution that combines software, marketing and vertical expertise,” said Roger Hurwitz. “We are excited to partner with such a strong entrepreneurial team that is well-positioned for long-term success given its unique offering and focus on delivering great results to its customers.”

About G5
G5 is the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions that help mid-market companies get found online, generate more qualified leads, convert more leads into new customers, analyze marketing performance – including offline, and optimize to the marketing sources with the best return on investment. G5’s Local Marketing Software Applications & Services provide clients with more customers and better business performance. The Bend, OR-based company was recently named the 146th Fastest Growing U.S. Private Company by Inc. magazine. For more information, please visit www.G5platform.com.

About Volition Capital
Volition Capital is a growth equity firm established in 2010 that focuses on investing in high-growth, founder-owned technology businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Volition Capital looks to invest in companies with revenue between $5 million and $50 million and have demonstrated capital efficiency. Volition Capital specializes in software, Internet, information services and technology-enabled services companies that have operating discipline and aspirations for greatness. (www.volitioncapital.com)

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G5 Media Contact:
Amy Foster Trenz
541.306.6321
amy.trenz@G5platform.com

BEND, OR–June 29, 2010

News
• G5, the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions for mid-market companies within specific verticals, was ranked No. 3 in the Portland Business Journal 2010 list of fastest- growing private companies in Oregon and southwestern Washington.

• G5 posted revenue growth of 413.47% and employee count increase of 390% over a three-year period (2007 to 2009). The company currently has 67 employees and 10 contractors.

• Over 2,300 client properties are hosted on the G5 Local Marketing Platform, a proven single source for managing the shift from offline to online advertising. The Platform drives traffic to a client’s website, generates leads, measures marketing efforts – including Yellow Pages, direct mail, print and Internet, and optimizes to those sources with the best return on marketing investment.

• G5 was named the 146th Fastest-Growing US Private Company by Inc. Magazine in 2009.

Award Methodology
• Companies are ranked by percentage of revenue growth over three years (2007-2009). In order to qualify, private companies must be headquartered in Oregon or Clark County, Wash., exhibit revenue growth over the past three years and have compiled revenues of at least $250,000 in 2007.

• The results of the 2010 Private 100 are featured in the June 25 edition of the Portland Business Journal.

Commentary
“We are honored to be recognized by the Portland Business Journal,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “This accolade reflects our team’s commitment to delivering superior technology solutions to yield better business performance for our clients.”

About G5 Search Marketing
G5 Search Marketing is the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions that help
mid-market companies get found online, generate more qualified leads, convert more leads into new customers, analyze marketing performance – including offline, and optimize to the marketing sources with the best return on investment. G5’s Local Marketing Software Applications & Services provide clients with more customers and better business performance. For more information, please visit www.G5searchmarketing.com.

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CONTACT: Amy Foster Trenz
G5 Search Marketing
541.306.6321
amy.trenz@G5searchmarketing.com

BEND, OR and HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – April 29, 2010

News

• G5 Search Marketing, the leader in Local Marketing Solutions, today announced the release of a software solution that connects MITS-compliant backend systems with the company’s local marketing platform.
• This announcement coincides with G5’s sponsorship of the Apartment Internet Marketing (AIM) Conference, April 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach.

MITS Initiative

• MITS (http://www.mitsproject.org) was launched in March 2002 by the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) to address the need for a set of common electronic data standards that allow software applications to communicate with one another across the Internet.
• This initiative is a collaborative effort between Multifamily property owners and technology providers to create universal, open data standards and extensible mark-up language (XML) architecture to enhance and support the development of systems solutions for the apartment industry.
• The MITS initiative is the only data and systems standards initiative that is focused exclusively on the Multifamily sector.

Product Detail

• The G5 MITS Adaptor supports the data standard used by the largest property management software providers:
• Synchronizes data to ensure that authoritative systems are driving up-to-date website information to ensure optimum user experience
• Centralizes management tasks and streamlines work flow
• Improves industry productivity by materially reducing the need for time-intensive, error-prone manual input and correction of data transmitted between sources

Commentary

• “We develop technology-based solutions that add value to our clients’ business,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “This new integration allows our clients to reduce overhead and effectively engage with prospective renters by providing accurate, updated information.”

About G5 Search Marketing
G5 Search Marketing is the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions that help
Multifamily properties get found online, generate more qualified leads, convert more leads into new residents, analyze marketing performance – including offline, and optimize to the marketing sources with the best return on investment. G5’s Local Marketing Software Applications & Services provide clients with more residents and better business performance. The Bend, OR-based company was recently named the 146th Fastest Growing U.S. Private Company by Inc. magazine. For more information, please visit www.G5searchmarketing.com.

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CONTACT:
Amy Foster Trenz
G5 Search Marketing
541.306.6321
amy.trenz@G5searchmarketing.com

4/6/2010
A ride around the office is not unusual at G5 Search Marketing in Bend. Freedom is what employees say keeps them happy.
Ranking in the top 50 best places to work nationwide, G5, also one of the fasted growing companies nationwide, says they listen to what their 60 employees like .
“We are incorporating walking and outside meetings, we have annual baseball games that we attend as a company, with our families. We look for opportunities to incorporate our employee’s outside passions and integrate that with the company culture,” says Keeli Hyde with G5.
G5 ranked 42nd of the list complied by Outside Magazine.
Bend snagging 2 of the top fifty on the list.
The Outdoor Association and a research firm The Best Companies Group surveyed employees about policies, practices and benefits at work.
Number 41 on the list also in Bend Ruff Wear, a company that manufactures dog gear, primarily for the outdoors.
Greg Freyberg, the retail brand planner, has been with Ruff Wear for a year and half and says he notices a difference from the day to day practices at work compared to previous jobs.

“We take regular days off together. We spend days in the field testing our products, with our dogs, in groups and by ourselves. We learn a lot about how our products work and it’s that focus on the outdoors and the focus on the folks here and how the product performs makes ruff wear the kind of company it is,” says Freyberg.
Both companies say while many are just thankful to have a job these days, it’s still important to keep employees positive, to keep the product quality high.

Ruff Wear and G5 Search Marketing , both of Bend, were named this week to Outside magazine’s third annual “Best Places to Work” list. Ruff Wear was ranked No. 41 out of 50 selected companies and G5 was No. 42. The full list and related story will be published in the May issue of Outside.

Ruff Wear makes high-performance dog gear, and G5 specializes in search engine optimization, a form of Internet advertising that can improve a client’s visibility online when a customer executes a generic search for the service or product the client provides.

The 50 companies strive to enhance their employees’ enjoyment of active endeavors, and environmental and social involvement.

“They’re successful businesses in a challenging economy precisely because they support a proper work-life balance,” Michael Roberts, executive editor of Outside, said in a news release.

Ruff Wear supports work-life balance with perks like company ski days, employee field days, community improvement activities, gym subsidies and commute options rewards.

G5 offers a wellness program that includes shortened work hours on Fridays during the summer, paid participation in various athletic events, flex time for powder ski days, rewards for green commuting, “wheel spins” for recreational park passes and company-supplemented gym memberships.

BEND, OR – April 5, 2010 – G5 Search Marketing (www.G5searchmarketing.com), the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions for mid-market companies, today was named to Outside Magazine’s (www.outsideonline.com) third annual “Best Places to Work” list. G5 was ranked No. 42 out of 50 selected companies. The full list and related story will be published in the May issue of Outside magazine, available on newsstands April 13, 2010.

Outside’s “Best Places to Work” list was compiled with the help of the Outdoor Industry Association (www.outdoorindustry.org) and Best Companies Group (www.bestcompaniesgroup.com). The year-long selection process began with an outreach effort that identified a wide range of nonprofit and for-profit organizations with at least 15 employees working in the United States.

Participating companies were then sent confidential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer questionnaires to collect information about benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives, and community outreach programs. All results were analyzed by Best Companies Group experts, who selected the 50 companies that strive to enhance their employees’ enjoyment of active endeavors, environmental and social involvement.

“These 50 companies come from a vast array of industries but they’re all following the same enlightened path,” said Michael Roberts, Executive Editor of Outside. “They’re successful businesses in a challenging economy precisely because they support a proper work-life balance. They know that benefits like on-site gyms and fitness classes, reimbursements for ski passes and sports racing fees, and support for community service efforts during work hours make their employees happier and thus more productive.”

“We’re excited and proud to be one of the only technology companies on Outside’s list,” said G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “Our employees are committed to delivering the best software platform and services in the marketplace. But they’re also committed to passions outside the company – family, friends, outdoor activities, the community and environmental causes.” This combination, according to Hobin, has helped employees sustain lifestyle balance and the company achieve four consecutive years of triple-digit revenue growth.

G5 offers a wellness program that includes shortened work hours on Fridays during the summer months, paid participation in various athletic events, flex time for powder ski days, rewards for green commuting, “wheel spins” for recreational park passes and company-supplemented gym memberships. The company’s goals include community support, measured by corporate monetary donations and 100% employee participation in community service – during and/or outside office hours.

“We value our employees,” said Hobin. “Lifestyle balance is a strategy that works for personal growth and business success.”

Contact
G5 Search Marketing:
Devin Davis – devin.davis@G5searchmarketing.com /541.306.3389

Outside Magazine:
Jada Williams – Jada@giantnoise.com / 646.649.4933
Jason Marchwinski – Jason@giantnoise.com / 646.649.4674

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ABOUT G5 SEARCH MARKETING
G5 Search Marketing is the leading provider of Local Marketing Solutions that help mid-market companies get found online, generate more qualified leads, convert more leads into new customers, analyze marketing performance – including offline, and optimize to the marketing sources with the best return on investment. G5’s Local Marketing Software Applications & Services provide clients with more customers and better business performance. The Bend, OR-based company was recently named the 146th Fastest Growing U.S. Private Company by Inc. magazine. For more information, please visit www.G5searchmarketing.com.

ABOUT OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
Outside is America’s number-one active-lifestyle magazine, with more than two million readers a month. For 30 years, we’ve been dedicated to covering travel, sports, adventure, health and fitness, as well as the personalities, the environment, and the style and culture of the world Outside. Along with many other accolades, Outside is the only magazine ever to receive three consecutive National Magazine Awards for General Excellence. Please visit us at www.outsideonline.com.

ABOUT THE BEST COMPANIES GROUP
Best Companies Group works with national and local partners around the country to establish and manage “Best Places to Work,” “Best Companies,” and “Best Employers” programs on a national, statewide, and regional basis. Through its thorough workplace assessment, utilizing employer questionnaires and employee-satisfaction surveys, BCG identifies and recognizes companies who have been successful in creating and maintaining workplace excellence.

ABOUT THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1989, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry. Outdoor Industry Association seeks to ensure a healthy and diverse specialty retail and supply chain based on quality, innovation and service. To this end, OIA works diligently to raise the standards of the industry; increase participation in outdoor recreation to strengthen business markets; provide support services to improve member profitability; represent member interests in the legislative/regulatory process; promote professional training and education; support innovation; and offer cost-saving member benefits. Search for outdoor-industry jobs is at OIA’s career center: www.outdoorindustry.org.