Epic Media Group (EMG Connexus, Inc.)
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| Type: | Privately held |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1999 |
| Founder(s): | Bill Gross & Marcia Goldstein |
| Headquarters: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Country: | USA |
| Employees: | 340 |
| Website: | Epic Media Group |
| Blog: | Epic Advertising Blog |
| Key People | |
| Art Shaw, CEO Charles Black, EVP & General Manager | |
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 Goldstein. Epic Media Group provides advertising services, brand building and performance-based customer acquisition solutions.[1]
Traffic 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.[2]
Background
Epic Media Group has been in business since 1999. It was formed when the original company Vendare Media merged with Net Blue in 2006 forming Connexus.[3] In 2010, Epic Advertising and Connexus merged and created Epic Media Group as the parent company.[4] It has two headquarters, located in New York and Los Angeles, with other offices in Toronto, San Francisco, London, Chicago and Vietnam.
The company was accredited by the Better Business Bureau in 2010.[5]
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, and Pizza Hut.[6]
Brands
Epic-Media Group has a powerful multi-channel integrated traffic distribution capable of feeding different kinds of digital marketing platforms. The company's traffic distribution brands include Traffic Market Place Premium, Epic Social, Epic Direct and Winning the Web.[7]
Awards
The company is a recipient of various awards, which include:[8]
- 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 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.[9]