eCoast Company History

eCoast was founded in 2000 out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire by former owner and CEO Bill Gibney, who while in his role as Vice President of Inside Sales at Cabletron Systems, identified a pressing need for quality telemarketing vendors in the technology industry. eCoast began as an outsourced demand generation vendor that focused specifically on the networking industry, and now has certified sales specialists in Networking, Unified Communications, Data Storage/Virtualization, Security, Managed Services, and various software solutions. Since its inception, eCoast has demonstrated consistent growth and has annually made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing companies. Beginning with only five employees in 2000, eCoast now has over 180 full-time employees, and has successfully executed demand generation programs for thousands of technology companies and their partners.

In the fall of 2009, eCoast was acquired by new Co-CEOs Chris Montgomery and Allen Tait along with Maryland based equity partners Slate Capital Group and New Markets Venture Partners. The new ownership saw significant value in the Company’s steady growth, extensive blue-chip technology clients, and positioning within the industry as the premier provider of high value outsourced lead generation. In the months following the acquisition, eCoast has continued to expand its client base, and is driving industry trends by continuously introducing new marketing, sales, and channel support programs.

• Perform marketing and sales development efforts on behalf of manufacturers, distributors, and VARS
• Design and execute a variety of customized demand generation and marketing campaigns
• 180+ full time employees and over 130 qualified calling agents
• eCoast Calling Agents average 2 years sales & industry experience and receive ongoing sales and technology training and certifications
• Telemarketing capabilities to make over 100,000 outbound dials per month in the generation qualified opportunities & appointments
• Specialize in Networking, Unified Communications, Data Storage/Virtualization, Security, Managed Services, and Software solutions
• Corporate office and call center located in Rochester, New Hampshire