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ValueClick's commitment to developing the best solutions for our customers, as well as providing the performance our clients have come to know and expect, continues to grow, as does our company and industry. Find out how we have grown throughout the years.
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--- April 1998 |
The Internet advertising division of Web-Ignite is transferred to ValueClick, LLC, revolutionizing the display advertising business by focusing on performance based advertising via the cost-per-click business model.
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--- December 1998 |
The company is reorganized as ValueClick, Inc. The sales force begins to focus on national efforts.
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--- March 2000 |
ValueClick completes its initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange (VCLK).
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--- July 2000 |
ValueClick's founder is named "Los Angeles Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" for e-Commerce.
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--- September 2000 |
ValueClick opens offices in Paris and Munich.
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--- November 2000 |
ValueClick acquires Bach Systems (DBA onResponse), adding cost-per-lead and cost-per-action capabilities to the company's solutions.
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--- December 2000 |
ValueClick acquires ClickAgents, adding scale to its existing cost-per-click display ad network offering.
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--- January 2001 |
ValueClick's CEO named one of Digital Coast's Reporter's Top 100 Internet Executives.
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--- February 2001 |
ValueClick acquires ZMedia, adding co-registration to the company's solutions.
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--- October 2001 |
ValueClick acquires Mediaplex, adding ad serving, e-mail campaign management and ad agency management technology products to the company's solutions.
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--- May 2002 |
ValueClick acquires BeFree, adding affiliate marketing to the company's solutions.
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--- May 2003 |
ValueClick acquires Search123, a pay-per-click search engine.
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--- August 2003 |
PriceRunner launches in France.
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--- December 2003 |
ValueClick acquires Commission Junction, adding significant scale to its existing affiliate marketing services offerings. ValueClick combines Commission Junction and BeFree to create the largest affiliate marketing network. The combined affiliate marketing business retains the Commission Junction brand name.
ValueClick acquires HiSpeed Media, adding scale to its opt-in e-mail marketing services. |
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--- July 2004 |
ValueClick's Commission Junction powers 47% of Internet Retailer's Top 300 Web Retailers' affiliate programs.
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--- August 2004 |
ValueClick purchases PriceRunner, the leading provider of online shopping comparisons in Europe.
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--- November 2004 |
Commission Junction launches in Germany.
PriceRunner launches in Germany. |
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--- January 2005 |
ValueClick unites its technology businesses under the Mediaplex brand.
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--- June 2005 |
ValueClick acquires Webclients.net, adding significant scale to the Company's existing lead-generation business and making ValueClick one of the top provider of leads on the Internet.
ValueClick acquires E-Babylon, adding scale to its e-commerce offering. Commission Junction launches in France. Commission Junction powers 50% of fastest growing e-Retailer's affiliate marketing programs. |
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--- July 2005 |
ValueClick launches PriceRunner in the U.S.
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--- September 2005 |
ValueClick acquires Fastclick, adding significant scale to the company's existing display ad network offering. The combined ValueClick/Fastclick display ad network represents the largest independent network on the Internet.
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--- November 2005 |
ValueClick's PriceRunner named PC World's top comparison shopping site.
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--- March 2006 |
ValueClick launches "new" ValueClick Media with the integration of Fastclick and lead generation services from Webclients.net. Strategic consolidation results in the industry's most established and effective display ad and lead generation network.
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--- April 2006 |
ValueClick Media Launches behavioral targeting solution.
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--- May 2006 |
Business 2.0 Names ValueClick as One of the "Top 5 Fastest Growing Tech Companies."
ValueClick Named to BusinessWeek's "Hot Growth" list of America's 100 fastest-growing small companies. |
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--- June 2006 |
Good Housekeeping recommends PriceRunner.
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--- September 2006 |
ValueClick upgrades European display advertising technology & creates integrated global network with expanded advertiser and publisher opportunities.
Commission Junction announces Web Services offering. |
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--- October 2006 |
Fortune magazine names ValueClick as one of the "100 Fastest Growing Companies."
MSN selects PriceRunner as its primary comparison shopping provider in UK and France. |
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--- November 2006 |
ValueClick added to the S&P 400 MidCap Index.
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--- December 2006 |
ValueClick Media releases In-stream Video Beta Solution.
ValueClick acquires Shopping.net; Valueclick Europe expands further into online shopping destination sites. |
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--- July 2007 |
ValueClick acquires leading U.S. comparison shopping site operator, MeziMedia.
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