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| company_name = [[Company_Name::Industrial Quick Search]]
| company_name = [[Company_Name::Industrial Quick Search, Inc.]]
| company_logo = [[Image:Iqslogo.jpg|166px|IQS logo]]
| company_logo = [[Image:Iqslogo.jpg|166px|IQS logo]]
| company_slogan = ''We Qualify Users Twice!''
| company_slogan = ''We Qualify Users Twice!''
| company_type = [[Company_Type::Private|[[Private Company|Private]]]]
| company_type = [[Company_Type::Private|[[Private Company|Private]]]]
| genre =
| genre =
| foundation = [[Year_Started::2002|[[2002]]]]
| foundation = [[Year_Started::2000|[[2000]]]]
| founder =
| founder =
| location = {{flagicon|US}} [[City::Grand Rapids|[[Directory:Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]]]], [[State_Name::Michigan|[[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]]]], [[Country_Name::United States|[[Directory:United States|USA]]]]
| location = {{flagicon|US}} [[City::Grand Rapids|[[Directory:Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]]]], [[State_Name::Michigan|[[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]]]], [[Country_Name::United States|[[Directory:United States|USA]]]]
'''Industrial Quick Search'''® provides online business listings and resources for North American industrial, commercial and original equipment manufacturers and service providers. As part of their services, IQS offers the IQS Directory, a searchable database of over 1,700 specific product categories, and Industrial Quick Search’s more than 200 product domain sites. Both the IQS Directory and Industrial Quick Search’s domain sites offer targeted vertical product search, using [[search engine optimization]] to raise directory site rankings on search engines such as Google and Yahoo in order to increase listed companies’ exposure to site users.
'''Industrial Quick Search, Inc.'''® provides online business listings and resources for North American industrial, commercial and original equipment manufacturers and service providers. As part of their services, IQS® offers the IQS® Directory, a searchable database of over 1,700 specific product categories, and Industrial Quick Search’s more than 200 product domain sites. Both the IQS® Directory and Industrial Quick Search’s domain sites offer targeted vertical product search, using [[search engine optimization]] to raise directory site rankings on search engines such as Google and Yahoo in order to increase listed companies’ exposure to site users.
== History ==
== History ==
IQS® was founded in 2000 by Mike Meiresonne, former [[Thomas Register]] (now known as [[ThomasNet]]) territory manager. The company quickly rose to become a primary competitor in the online directory industry and has kept up with larger service providers<ref name="InfoCommerce Report">[http://www.industrialquicksearch.com/PDF/Bigcompetitorsapproach.pdf IQS Takes on Big Competitors with a New Approach] originally published in ''InfoCommerce Report'' February 2004</ref> such as [[ThomasNet]], [[GlobalSpec]] and [[KellySearch]]. IQS® originally used its individual domain sites to gain visibility on search engines<ref name="Spiral Brushes Memo">[http://www.scribd.com/doc/12873537/Mike-Meiresonne-IQS-FINDINGS-OF-FACT-CO Testimonial] from Spiral Brushes, Inc.</ref> such as Google, which could only search static HTML pages; in 2004, when Google’s search capacities increased to include dynamically driven pages, the IQS® Directory and its child pages were introduced to enhance online visibility.
== Products and Recent Service Additions ==
== Products and Recent Service Additions ==
As a part of recent site renovations, IQS launched the IQS Newsroom in January 2009 as an additional resource to its users and advertisers<ref name="Press Release">[http://www.i-newswire.com/pr264538.html i-Newswire]</ref>, offering industrial press releases, white papers, product articles and web marketing blogs. Companies advertising with IQS may publish press releases and industry white papers through the IQS Newsroom.
As a part of recent site renovations, IQS® launched the IQS® Newsroom in January 2009 as an additional resource to its users and advertisers<ref name="Press Release">[http://www.i-newswire.com/pr264538.html i-Newswire]</ref>, offering industrial press releases, white papers, product articles and web marketing blogs. Companies advertising with IQS® may publish press releases and industry white papers through the IQS® Newsroom.
A patent was awarded to Mike Meiresonne <ref name="patent">[http://www.iqspatents.com Patent #7,483,872], IQS Patent</ref> in January 2009 for Industrial Quick Search's vertical search methodology and other listing features. Features specified in the patent include a four line company description, graphic rollover “preview” ads, contact information and company website hyperlinks for each page one company listing. Also included in the patent is IQS’ “Request for Quote” submission form, which allows users to request price quotes from selected businesses or from all companies listed under a product category simultaneously.
A patent was awarded to Mike Meiresonne <ref name="patent">[http://www.iqspatents.com Patent #7,483,872], IQS Patent</ref> in January 2009 for Industrial Quick Search's vertical search methodology and other listing features. Features specified in the patent include a four line company description, graphic rollover “preview” ads, contact information and company website hyperlinks for each page one company listing. Also included in the patent is IQS’ “Request for Quote” submission form, which allows users to request price quotes from selected businesses or from all companies listed under a product category simultaneously.
