It's a three thing. “O3 stands for ozone,” says Keith Scandone of the name of his e-commerce agency. “Ozone is made of three parts oxygen, and our company incorporates three aspects: marketing, design and technology.” O3 World, founded by three partners, is now hiring both a front-end and a back-end web developer.
Currently located at the Piazza, O3 World is poised to move north to new headquarters in Fishtown this fall. Scandone reports that year over year growth is 45% from 2011 to 2012, which is the group's most dramatic gain since its 2005 inception.
Now with two owners and 12 full time employees, Scandone attributes the expansion to new business. He points to work with Comcast's Project Open Voice and referrals through relationships, some of which were developed through Scandone's participation in the Philly Ad Club.
“We specialize specifically in e-commerce, and it's a complicated process you can't fake,” says Scandone, who will refer out any work that's out of O3's area of expertise. For example, clients with SEO and SEM needs are sent to NoLibs neighbor SEER Interactive. “We won't sell something to a client and then outsource it.”
O3 is a full Magento partner, a deal they struck just a few months ago,and is positioned to provide the full package to clients, from design, through hosting, development, and integrations.
The firm's other clients include Grayhair Software, Pravda Vodka, Timberlane and Back on My Feet, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit begun that now operates in 11 cities nationwide.
Source: Keith Scandone, O3 World
Writer: Sue Spolan
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