Advantage Inc. : Amid Turmoil, a Rising Star

And, if that seems impressive, this juggling act virtually pales in comparison to the transactional growth spurt experienced by Advantage during the height of the 2007-2010 recession. It has elevated Advantage to the $62 million annual sales level, a 29 percent 
increase over 2009 revenues.

Ling, along with his CFO, Brett Noss, has been a busy M&A maven since 2007, adding Southern California companies Rogers & McDonald, Valley Printers, Advanced Marketing Print & Mail, and Match Mail, along with Utah companies FranklinCovey, Printech and Rocky Mountain Printing. The latter grouping is now known as Advantage Utah. Most of the deals were assets-based transactions, though in some cases key personnel—including the former owners—joined the fold.