Ontraport
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| foundation = 2006
| founder = Landon Ray
| key_people = Landon Ray {{small|(CEO)}}
Lena Requist {{small|(President)}}
Pin Chen {{small|(Chief Technology Officer)}}
| location_city = Santa Barbara, California
| location_country = United States
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| industry = Small business software
| products = SaaS
| services = Business software, CRM, Marketing automation, Web development, Email marketing, ECommerce, Landing Pages, Sales Force Management, Membership software, Affiliate marketing
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| revenue = $10+ million{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/ontraport/ |title=Forbes Profile |magazine=Forbes}}
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Ontraport is a "business automation software for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small businesses" that incorporates tools like CRM, marketing automation, ECommerce and reporting.{{cite news |url=https://ontraport.com/wp-content/themes/ontraport/press/washingtonpost.pdf |title=Working harder for the money: In a slow economy, small businesses base raises on performance |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Washington Post |date=January 9, 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.com/news/2012/sep/24/ontraport/ |title=Ontraport S.B. Tech Company Among U.S. Fastest Growing |author=Yao, Yishian |newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent |date=September 24, 2012}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.inc.com/profile/ontraport |title=Inc. Profile |magazine=Inc.}}{{cite web|last=Nellis|first=Stephen|title=Growth, on Autopilot|url=https://ontraport.com/wp-content/themes/ontraport/press/biztimes.pdf|publisher=Pacific Coast Business Times}}
Overview
Ontraport offers customer relations management services that help with content management, such as creating and hosting webpages; lead tracking, which includes collecting customer data and behavior; traditional marketing approaches, such as e-mail, SMS, social media, and direct mail; managing online payments, including automated billing; and workflow automation, such as for recruiting.
History
Landon Ray, Pin Chen and Steven Schneider founded Ontraport in 2006 in Santa Barbara, California.{{cite web |url=http://ideamensch.com/landon-ray/ |title=Landon Ray – Founder and CEO of ONTRAPORT |author=Mario |publisher=Idea Mensch |date=May 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Awesome Man of the Month: Landon Ray|url=http://www.emagcloud.com/WomenEntrepreneursMagazine/WE_Issue_3__January_2013/index.html#/12/|publisher=Women Entrepreneurs}}{{cite web|last=Lorenz|first=Mary|title=And the Big Strides in Small Business Award goes to…|url=http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2012/05/23/and-the-big-strides-in-small-business-award-goes-to/|publisher=Career Builder}}{{cite web|last1=Taub|first1=Alexander|title=Ontraport Automates the Business of Small Business|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alextaub/2016/06/30/ontraport-automates-the-business-of-small-business/#41adae8f6f91|website=Forbes|accessdate=30 June 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Yao|first1=Yishian|title=S.B. Tech Company Among U.S. Fastest Growing|url=https://www.independent.com/news/2012/sep/24/ontraport/|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent|accessdate=24 September 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Pilon|first1=Annie|title=Ontraport CRM System Helps Small Businesses Manage Technology|date=9 February 2013 |url=https://smallbiztrends.com/2013/02/ontraport-crm-system.html|publisher=Small Business Trends|accessdate=9 February 2013}} The three started the small business automation platform from a backyard yurt and released Office AutoPilot (predecessor of Ontraport) in 2008.
Company Overview
The company's headquarters is based in Santa Barbara, California with an additional office in Sydney, Australia which opened in 2015 and has 120+ employees.
Software and Services
Ontraport offers a subscription-based sales and marketing software for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Features include business automation, campaign builder, CRM, ECommerce, email marketing, SMS and postcards, landing pages, marketing automation, marketing tracking, membership sites, metrics dashboard, partner program and sales force automation. All of the tools are centered around the visual campaign builder launched in 2017.