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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<ref>[http://www.imaginefulfillment.com/imagine_newsletter_proof_121305.pdf]</ref>, and a major part of the business is owned by [[Idealab]].<ref>[http://www.erichiss.com/media/vendare/VendareInFocus.pdf erichiss]</ref> 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 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''' is 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 Media was established in 1999<ref>[http://www.imaginefulfillment.com/imagine_newsletter_proof_121305.pdf]</ref>, and a major part of the business is owned by [[Idealab]].<ref>[http://www.erichiss.com/media/vendare/VendareInFocus.pdf erichiss]</ref> After a series of M&A transactions, Vendare Media is now a part of [[Epic Media Group]]. 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>  


==Name Change==
==Name Change==
The original company Vendare Media unified with Net Blue<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 and Epic Advertising came together and the [[Epic Media Group]] was born as the parent company<ref>[http://www.idealab.com/our_companies/show/all/epic_media_group idealab]</ref>.
The original company Vendare Media 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 [[Epic Media Group]]<ref>[http://www.idealab.com/our_companies/show/all/epic_media_group idealab]</ref>.


==History==
==History==
Vendare Media was founded jointly by [[Bill Gross]] and [[Marcia Goldstein]] 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. 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.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/history.php epic media group]</ref>  In the year 2007, the assets of the company passed $100 million.<ref>[http://www.theepicmediagroup.com/about/history.php epic media group]</ref>
Vendare Media was founded 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]].  


===InFocus Solution===
===InFocus Solution===
The InFocus solution created by Vendare Media in 2005 comprises of 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>:
The InFocus solution created by Vendare Media 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 were the third largest online ad network, and spread across more than half of the United States. InFocus came 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 measure and maximize the impact of marketing campaigns on the Internet while accessing up to 85 million unique users on a monthly basis.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:24, 27 January 2013

Type: Privately Held
Founded: USA, 1999
Headquarters: Los Angeles, New York, USA
Country: USA
Website: theepicmediagroup.com
LinkedIn: Vendare Media LinkedIn
Key People
Keith Cohn, CEO

Art Shaw, CEO

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 value at no extra cost. Vendare Media was established in 1999[1], and a major part of the business is owned by Idealab.[2] After a series of M&A transactions, Vendare Media is now a part of Epic Media Group. Originally, the company was headquartered in California with branch offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco [3]

Name Change

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

History

Vendare Media was founded in 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 Media 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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