Engage Acquires Virtual Billboard Network
Engage, CMGI's flagship advertising property, movedinto Canada on Friday, acquiring the Virtual Billboard Networkadvertising network for approximately $5 million in stock.
Engage, CMGI's flagship advertising property, movedinto Canada on Friday, acquiring the Virtual Billboard Networkadvertising network for approximately $5 million in stock.
Engage, CMGI‘s flagship advertising property, moved into Canada on Friday, acquiring the Virtual Billboard Network advertising network for approximately $5 million in stock.
The purchase gives Engage a presence in Canada, and expands its reach by around 150 Web sites and 30 million monthly impressions. VBN was one of the largest Canadian advertising media companies.
CMGI’s strategy in the advertising arena has been to fold some of its properties into Engage, creating a powerhouse company with many separate divisions. Engage earlier this year swallowed Flycast Technologies and Adsmart.
Under the terms of the deal, VBN will be re-named Engage Canada, and Tom Rothfels, the network’s chief executive officer, will become general manage of Engage Canada. The company’s staff of 13 will be folded into the Engage operations, and the sales force will represent all of the company’s offerings.
“Our acquisition of VBN demonstrates Engage’s commitment to global expansion, and marks the first step in penetrating the Canadian online marketing space,” said Paul Schaut, Engage president and ehief executive officer.
In talking of the move, Engage cited a 1999 Ernst & Young and IAB Canada survey which found that Canadian online publishers received approximately $55.5 million in ad revenues, with this number expected to reach $109 million in 2000.
The two companies had been strategic partners before reaching an agreement for the acquisition.
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