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David Graff, interim CEO <br>

David Graff, interim CEO <br>

Chris Pirrone, EVP of Epic Marketplace <br>

Chris Pirrone, EVP of Epic Marketplace <br>

Seth Jacoby, President of FirstLook <br>

Seth Jacoby, President of FirstLook <br>

==Background==

==Background==

'''EMG Connexus''' has been in business since 2001, and was originally  founded as '''YF Direct, Inc.''', and later changed its name to '''NetBlue'''  in 2004. Art Shaw was appointed CEO in 2005, and in 2006 the original company acquired '''[[Vendare Media Group]]''' in a merger and changed its name to '''Connexus'''.<ref>[http://www.jayweintraub.com/2006/06/vendare_netblue.html Vendare Media-Net Blue Merger]</ref> In 2010, the company acquired '''[[Epic Advertising]]''' in a merger and changed its name to EMG Connexus, aka "Epic Media Group".<ref>[http://www.internetadsales.com/connexus-to-merge-with-epic-advertising Connexus-Epic Advertising Merger]</ref> It has offices located in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Chicago and Vietnam.

'''EMG Connexus''' has been in business since 2001, and was originally  founded as '''YF Direct, Inc.''', and later changed its name to '''NetBlue'''  in 2004. '''[[Art Shaw]]''' was appointed CEO in 2005 (and held this role until April 2011), and in 2006 the original company acquired '''[[Vendare Media Group]]''' in a merger and changed its name to '''Connexus'''.<ref>[http://www.jayweintraub.com/2006/06/vendare_netblue.html Vendare Media-Net Blue Merger]</ref> In 2010, the company acquired '''[[Epic Advertising]]''' in a merger and changed its name to EMG Connexus, aka "Epic Media Group".<ref>[http://www.internetadsales.com/connexus-to-merge-with-epic-advertising Connexus-Epic Advertising Merger]</ref> It has offices located in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Chicago and Vietnam.

Conceived as an online industry consolidation platform, EMG Connexus has made twenty-two (22) acquisitions since it was founded. The company was accredited by the Better Business Bureau in 2010.<ref>[http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/internet-shopping/epic-media-group-inc-in-new-york-ny-52895/ Better Business Bureau]</ref>

Conceived as an online industry consolidation platform, EMG Connexus has made twenty-two (22) acquisitions since it was founded. The company was accredited by the Better Business Bureau in 2010.<ref>[http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/internet-shopping/epic-media-group-inc-in-new-york-ny-52895/ Better Business Bureau]</ref>

==Philantrophy==

==Philantrophy==

Epic Media Group is also committed in giving back to the community by supporting organizations like the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, The Children's Heart Foundation, Coro New York Leadership Center and CHOC Children's Foundation.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/philanthropy.php Philantrophy]</ref>

Epic Media Group supports organizations like the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, The Children's Heart Foundation, Coro New York Leadership Center and CHOC Children's Foundation.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/philanthropy.php Philantrophy]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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