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|  company_name  = [[Company_Name:=Industrial Quick Search]]
 
|  company_name  = [[Company_Name:=Industrial Quick Search]]
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|  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]]]]  
|  key_people    = [[Key_Person1:=Mike Meiresonne|[[Directory:Mike Meiresonne|Mike Meiresonne]]]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=Owner|Owner]]<br>[[Key_Person2:=Janet Pratt]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=VP|Vice President]]  
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|  key_people    = [[Key_Person1:=Mike Meiresonne|[[Directory:Mike Meiresonne|Mike Meiresonne]]]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=President|President]]<br>[[Key_Person2:=Janet Pratt]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=VP|Vice President]]  
 
|  industry      = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Web Marketing|[[Web Marketing]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Online Directory Listing |[[Online Directory Listing]]]]
 
|  industry      = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Web Marketing|[[Web Marketing]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Online Directory Listing |[[Online Directory Listing]]]]
 
|  products      = <!-- Online directory listing services, SEO, web marketing, industry information and resources. -->
 
|  products      = <!-- Online directory listing services, SEO, web marketing, industry information and resources. -->
|  revenue        = 0-1 Million
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|  revenue        = 4 Million
|  num_employees  = [[Employees:=-25|-25]] (2009)  
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|  num_employees  = [[Employees:=20|20]] (2009)  
 
|  contact        = [[Address:=1500 E. Beltline]]<br>Grand Rapids, [[State_Code:=MI]] [[Zip:=49506]]<br>[[Phone:=877-977-5377]]<br>[[Web:=www.iqsdirectory.com, www.industrialquicksearch.com|[http://www.iqsdirectory.com Industrial Quick Search directory homepage]]]
 
|  contact        = [[Address:=1500 E. Beltline]]<br>Grand Rapids, [[State_Code:=MI]] [[Zip:=49506]]<br>[[Phone:=877-977-5377]]<br>[[Web:=www.iqsdirectory.com, www.industrialquicksearch.com|[http://www.iqsdirectory.com Industrial Quick Search directory homepage]]]
 
|  reference      = <!-- Reference items help facilitate search engine optimization (SEO) -->[[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code1:=54181]], [[NAICS_Code2:=54184]]<br>[[Attribute:Region1|Region]]: [[Region1:=Midwest|[[Directory:Midwest|Midwestern United States]]]]
 
|  reference      = <!-- Reference items help facilitate search engine optimization (SEO) -->[[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code1:=54181]], [[NAICS_Code2:=54184]]<br>[[Attribute:Region1|Region]]: [[Region1:=Midwest|[[Directory:Midwest|Midwestern United States]]]]
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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IQS was founded in 2002 by Mike Meiresonne, an experienced business-to-business Salesperson and a former Sales Representative for [[Thomas Register]]. 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, before Google had developed the capacity to spider directories and databases; when Google’s search capacities increased, the IQS Directory was introduced to enhance online visibility.  
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IQS was founded in 2000 by Mike Meiresonne, an experienced business-to-business Salesperson and a former Sales Representative for [[Thomas Register]]. 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 ==
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