AUSTIN, Texas & WATERLOO, Ontario - Marylandian -- Threshold continues to earn its place among the nation's top companies as it has ranked for the second year in a row on Inc. magazine's 38th annual Inc. 5000, which is the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, coming in at No. 2184 on the list.

This recognition places Threshold among the nation's most well-known and successful companies. Intuit, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Patagonia, Oracle and  other well-known names have earned recognition on the list.

"This is a high point for our company and recognition of all of the hard work our team has put into making Threshold one of the leading marketing firms in North America," said Billy Wilkinson, chief executive officer at Threshold. "More importantly, honors like the Inc. 5000 demonstrate how our emphasis on driving results for our clients is paying off."

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Threshold's growth has been fueled by successful lease-driving campaigns in the student housing, conventional multifamily, senior housing and other real estate markets, Wilkinson said. These campaigns have taken advantage of the firm's brilliant creative and cutting-edge digital marketing strategies. More than 300 properties in North America, representing many hundreds of thousands of beds, now rely on Threshold's digital marketing to drive leases.

The company has seen phenomenal growth in recent years. Last fall, Threshold was named No. 5 among companies with revenue from $500,000 to $9,999,999 on the Austin Business Journal's annual Fast 50 list for the second year in a row (2017 and 2018). Threshold also has recently been recognized by the International Design Awards for its print advertising and print collateral work.

Like Threshold, the other companies on the 2019 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets and show phenomenal growth. The 2019 Inc. 5000 achieved an astounding three-year average growth of 454 percent and a median rate of 157 percent. The Inc. 5000's aggregate revenue was $237.7 billion in 2018, accounting for 1,216,308 jobs over the past three years.

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"The companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have followed so many different paths to success," says Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter. "There's no single course you can follow or investment you can take that will guarantee this kind of spectacular growth. But what they have in common is persistence and seizing opportunities."

The 2019 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2015 and 2018. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.'s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.'s September issue.