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'''Vendare Media''' is an online performance marketing business and the creator of “InFocus,” touted as the first integrated targeting system capable of delivering maximum performance and values at no extra costs. Vendare Media was established in 1999, and a major part of the business is owned by [[Idealab]]. Vendare Media is now known as [[Epic Media Group]]. Originally, the company was headquartered in California and with branch offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco <ref>[http://www.erichiss.com/media/vendare/VendareInFocus.pdf+Vendare+Media erichhiss]</ref> Today, this company which has a workforce of around 200 people has two headquarters, in Los Angeles and New York with branches in Chicago, Vietnam, Toronto, London and San Francisco.
'''Vendare Media Group ("Vendare")''' was an online performance marketing business and the creator of “InFocus,” touted as the first integrated targeting system capable of delivering maximum performance and value at no extra cost.  


==Name Change==
Vendare was established in 1999<ref>[http://www.imaginefulfillment.com/imagine_newsletter_proof_121305.pdf]</ref>, and a major part of the business was owned by [[Idealab]].<ref>[http://www.erichiss.com/media/vendare/VendareInFocus.pdf erichiss]</ref> Sold in 2006, the original Vendare businesses are a part of '''[[Epic Media Group (EMG Connexus, Inc.)]]'''. Originally, the company was headquartered in California with branch offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco <ref>[http://www.erichiss.com/media/vendare/VendareInFocus.pdf erichhiss]</ref>  
The original company Vendare Media unified with Net Blue in the year 2006 to form Connexus. In 2010, Connexus and Epic Advertising came together and [[Epic Media Group]] was born as the parent company <ref>[http://www.jayweintraub.com/2006/06/vendare_netblue.html jayweintraub]</ref>.
==History==
Vendare Media was founded jointly by [[Bill Gross]] and [[Marcia Goldstein]] in 1999. In 2003, the company purchased Traffic MarketPlace from Vivendi Universal. The current president of this network, [[Don Mathis]], was appointed in 2005. In 2006, the company shifted its headquarters to New York from its original location in Markham, Ontario.  In the year 2007, the assets of the company passed $100 million.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/history.php epic media group]</ref>


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>  
==Company Sold==
The original company Vendare Media Group was acquired by '''NetBlue'''<ref>[http://www.idealab.com/our_companies/show/all/epic_media_group idealab]</ref><ref>[http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/10071.asp imediaconnection.com]</ref> in the year 2006 to form '''Connexus'''. In 2010, Connexus acquired '''[[Epic Advertising]]''' and became '''EMG Connexus''', also known as '''[[Epic Media Group]]'''<ref>[http://www.idealab.com/our_companies/show/all/epic_media_group idealab]</ref>.


==Services==
==History==
The company mainly offers solutions to web publishers, direct marketers and brand marketers and caters to over 120 million global consumers per month via its extended and proprietary media networks. The company connects advertisers and consumers while assisting publishers in maximizing pay-for-performance revenues. Some of the chief services offered by the company include:
Vendare Media Group was founded by [[Keith Cohn]]in 1999. In 2003, the company purchased '''Traffic MarketPlace'''<ref>[http://www.dmconfidential.com/blogs/category/Merger_and_Aquisitions/892/ Digital Mosses Confidential]</ref><ref>[http://www.imaginefulfillment.com/imagine_newsletter_proof_121305.pdf]</ref> from Vivendi Universal, a unit that was run successively by [[Calvin Lui]], [[Jim Waltz]] and [[Chris Pirrone]].  
* Co-registration marketing
* Email marketing
* Search marketing
* Promotions
* Advergaming
* Lead generation
* Direct navigation
 
The company also offers support for flash content based advertisements. It offers advertising services at ocal, national and international levels.<ref>[http://ad-networks.findthebest.com/detail/14/Epic-Media-Group find the best]</ref>
 
The services offered also include:
* Epic Direct - provides the clients with sustainable marketing techniques at the global level.<ref>[http://www.networkpaying.com/tag/epic-direct-review networkpaying]</ref>
* Epic Social- Focuses on marketing and advertising through social networking sites.
* Eyengage-is a tool that allows customers to create high quality ads that does not contain flash content.
* Traffic Marketplace - has about 145 million visitors each month, and is the targeting network that supports Vendare Media.<ref>[http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Epic_Media_Group icannwiki epic media group]</ref>


==InFocus Solution==
===InFocus Solution===
The InFocus solution created by Vendare Media in 2005 comprises of four basic components:
The InFocus solution created by Vendare in 2005 and comprises four basic components<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20051117005777/en/Vendare-Media-Identifies-Advanced-Customizable-Targeting-Techniques Business Wire]</ref><ref>[http://www.dmnews.com/vendare-concentrates-on-targeting-with-infocus/article/89336/ Direct Marketing News]</ref>:
* InZone™ (for local targeting)
* InZone™ (for local targeting)
* InReach™ (for demographic targeting)
* InReach™ (for demographic targeting)
* InContext™ (for contextual targeting)  
* InContext™ (for contextual targeting)  
* InProfile™ (for behavioral targeting)
* InProfile™ (for behavioral targeting)
These integrated services solutions are the third largest online ad network, which has spread across more than half of the United States. InFocus has come around as the complementary solution for the proprietary optimization of Vendare’s engine, which had made a historical impact by enabling planners and buyers to measuring and maximizing the impact of marketing campaigns on the Internet while accessing up to 85 million unique users on a monthly basis.<ref>[http://www.vendaremedia.com/info/press/2005-11-07.html vendaremedia]</ref>.
==Clients==
The network has a very large base of clients that range from computer manufacturers to business tycoons in the entertainment industry. A few of its popular clients include DELL, Walt Disney, Adobe, Honda, Pizza Hut <ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/clients.php#1 theepicmediagroup]</ref>.
==Charitable Works==
The company is interested in philanthropy and is involved in various activities like Camp Erin. <ref>[http://www.mikesprouse.com/philanthropy/ mikesprouse]</ref>.
The company also participated in welfare activities like CHOC Children’s, Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, The Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society <ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/philanthropy.php the epic media group]</ref>.
==Awards==
Epic-Media Group has been honored with several prestigious awards such as <ref>[http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Epic_Media_Group icanwiki.com-epic media group]</ref> -
* Stevie Award Marketing Team of the Year-2009
* Advertising Age- Best Places to Work in Marketing and Media
* mThink- The Top CPA Network 2010
* Crains Best Places to Work in New York City- ranked third
* 2009 Rebrand 100
* In 2008,  the network won International Advertising Competition
* Epic Group has been declared as the 28th largest ad network in the domestic space by ComScore. <ref>[http://www.comscore.com/ ComScore]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 17 March 2021

Type: Privately Held
Founded: USA, 1999
Founder(s): Keith Cohn, Brett Cravatt
Headquarters: Los Angeles, New York, USA
Country: USA
Website: theepicmediagroup.com
LinkedIn: Vendare Media LinkedIn

Vendare Media Group ("Vendare") was an online performance marketing business and the creator of “InFocus,” touted as the first integrated targeting system capable of delivering maximum performance and value at no extra cost.

Vendare was established in 1999[1], and a major part of the business was owned by Idealab.[2] Sold in 2006, the original Vendare businesses are a part of Epic Media Group (EMG Connexus, Inc.). Originally, the company was headquartered in California with branch offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco [3]

Company Sold

The original company Vendare Media Group was acquired by NetBlue[4][5] in the year 2006 to form Connexus. In 2010, Connexus acquired Epic Advertising and became EMG Connexus, also known as Epic Media Group[6].

History

Vendare Media Group was founded by Keith Cohnin 1999. In 2003, the company purchased Traffic MarketPlace[7][8] from Vivendi Universal, a unit that was run successively by Calvin Lui, Jim Waltz and Chris Pirrone.

InFocus Solution

The InFocus solution created by Vendare in 2005 and comprises four basic components[9][10]:

  • InZone™ (for local targeting)
  • InReach™ (for demographic targeting)
  • InContext™ (for contextual targeting)
  • InProfile™ (for behavioral targeting)

References

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