Elite SEM is a New York City-based digital marketing agency that Ben Kirshner (the current CEO) founded in 2004. Its core capabilities are search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), and conversion rate optimization (CRO). Elite SEM's clientele has included Anytime Fitness, Compare.com, Fora Financial, Gannett, Kaplan, Pandora, and Terminix. Year after year since 2007, Elite SEM is recognized by the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing SEM agencies in the country. Also, the company won the Best United States Search Agency Award, the 2013 Crain's NYC Number One Best Place to Work award, and the number one spot on Mashable's Best Tech Companies to Work For list.