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| logo            = Epic_media_group.JPG
| type            = Privately held
| type            = Privately held
| industry        = Internet
| industry        = Internet
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| founded        = 2001
| founders        =
| founders        = Kenneth Chan
| ownership      =  
| ownership      = Large Private Equity, Venture Capital
| headquarters    = 512 7th Avenue, 12th Floor <br>
| headquarters    = Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY
New York, NY 10018 & 2141 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 2020
El Segundo, CA 90245
| country        = USA
| country        = USA
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| employees      = 340 at max headcount,<br> 29 VP & higher incl. 18 C-level
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| website        = [http://www.highendnames.com/ highendnames.com]
| website        = [http://www.theepicmediagroup.com Epic Media Group]
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| keypeople      = Don Mathis, President & CEO <br>
| keypeople      =  
Charles Black, SVP & General Manager- Platform  <br>
David Graff, interim CEO <br>
David Graff, General Counse
Brett Lofgren, Chief Revenue Officer <br>
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Chris Pirrone, EVP of Epic Marketplace <br>
Seth Jacoby, President of FirstLook <br>
Charles Black, EVP & GM <br>
Sheldon Owen, EVP of Epic Social <br>
Qayed Shareef, EVP of Business Development <br>
Lynn D'Alessandro, EVP Sales <br>
Rob Wison, EVP / Europe <br>
Hilbert Ernest, President, Online Intelligence <br>
Mitchell Richler, EVP Epic Direct <br>
Michael Sprouse, CMO <br>
Charles Nowaczek, COO <br>
Young Kim, EVP Finance <br>
Rick Okin, CIO <br>
David Razavi, CTO <br>
 
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'''Epic Media Group''' is a global digital marketing solutions company which is a subsidiary of Idealab, a pioneering technology company founded by Bill Gross and Marcia Godstein.Epic Media Group provides advertising services,  brand building and performance-based customer acquisition solutions.<ref>[http://www.idealab.com/our_companies/show/all/epic_media_group Idealab.com]</ref>  
'''Epic Media Group is the trade name for EMG Connexus, Inc.''' The company is a global digital marketing solutions provider. Epic Media Group provides advertising services,  brand building and performance-based customer acquisition solutions.<ref>[http://www.adexchanger.com/online-advertising/ceo-shaw-epic-media-group AdExchanger Interview With CEO Shaw]</ref>


Traffic Marketplace serves as the brand leader and cornerstone of the company, which is ranked top 10 data-driven advanced targeting network with over 145 million visitors per month.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/brands.php epicmediagroup.com]</ref>
'''Epic Marketplace''' serves as the brand leader and cornerstone of the company, which is ranked within the top 10 data-driven advanced targeting networks, with over 145 million visitors per month.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/brands.php epicmediagroup.com]</ref>


==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 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>


==Industry Roll-Up==
Conceived as an online industry consolidation platform, EMG Connexus has made twenty-two (22) acquisitions since it was founded. Major transactions include: <br>
• '''Traffic Marketplace''' was acquired from Vivendi Universal, 2003<ref>[http://chiefmarketer.com/news/vendare-acquires-trafficmarketplace Traffic Marketplace Acquired]</ref><br>
• '''New.Net, Inc.''' was acquired from Idealab, 2004<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/vendare-group-acquires-new.net_0504052567.htm New.Net aka FirstLook Acquired]</ref><br>
• '''[[Vendare Media Group]]''' was acquired from Insight Partners, Millennium and Idealab, 2004<ref>[http://www.conversionrater.com/2006/06/13/vendare-media-and-netblue-to-merge/ Vendare Media Group Acquired]</ref><br>
• '''Admodus, Inc.''' was acquired from Insight Partners, 2007<ref>[http://www.adotas.com/2007/07/connexus-acquires-admodus/ Admodus Acquired]</ref><br>
• '''[[Epic Advertising]]''' was acquired from TA Associates and Stripes Group, 2010<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/connexus-corporation-and-epic-advertising-announce-merger-89051787.html Epic Acquired]</ref><br>


==Brands==
Epic-Media Group has a multi-channel integrated traffic distribution capable of feeding different kinds of digital marketing platforms. The company's traffic distribution brands include '''Epic Marketplace''', '''Epic Direct''', '''Epic Display''', '''Epic Mobile''', '''Epic Social''', and '''Firstlook'''.<ref>[http://www.adexchanger.com/online-advertising/adexchanger-com-predictions-for-2011-platforms-networks-exchanges-part-i 2nd AdExchanger Interview With CEO Shaw/]</ref> <ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/brands.php Brands]</ref>


==Awards==
The company is a recipient of various awards, which include:<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/awards.php Awards]</ref>
* mThink- The Top [[CPA]] Network 2010
* Advertising Age- Best Places to Work in Marketing and Media
* Crains Best Places to Work in New York City- ranked third
* Stevie Award Marketing Team of the Year-2009
* 2009 Rebrand 100
==Philantrophy==
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>


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