QuinStreet
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NASDAQ: QNST |
| Industry | Performance marketing, media online |
| Founded | Foster City, CA (1999) |
| Headquarters | Foster City, CA, USA |
| Key people | Doug Valenti, Founder & CEO |
| Revenue | $336.8 million |
| Website | http://www.quinstreet.com |
QuinStreet, Inc. is a publicly traded online marketing company based in Foster City, CA with satellite offices worldwide. QuinStreet employs a performance-based advertising model with use of search engine marketing strategies to promote clients on Web sites in a number of verticals, including: education, home services, financial services, business-to-business (B2B), medical/health, brand advertising, and career services.
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History[edit]
QuinStreet, Inc. was formed in 1999 by Doug Valenti (chairman and CEO). Bronwyn Syiek, another founding team member, is president and COO. The company was first profitable in 2002 with revenues of $13 million; by April 2009, QuinStreet reported $300 million in annual revenues and more than 450 employees.[1][2]
In February 2006, Nielsen NetRatings named QuinStreet the eighth top advertiser, spending $9.4 million on 1.9 billion ads viewed.[3]
In the beginning of August 2009, QuinStreet Inc. used some of its cash reserves to acquire the Internet.com division of Nasdaq-listed WebMediaBrands Inc. for $18 million.[4][5]
In the beginning of the 4th quarter of 2009, QuinStreet purchased Insure.com for $16 million.[6]
QuinStreet's Board of Directors includes Sutter Hill Ventures, and former-US Senator Bill Bradley of Allen & Company.
QuinStreet Inc. went public in February 2010 with an initial public offering of $250 million in common stock, according to a regulatory filing.
In February 2012, the company acquired the media assets of Ziff Davis "Enterprise".[7]
For its second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company reported total revenue of $71.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $11.2 million, or 16% of revenue.[8]
2012 investigation and settlement[edit]
In June 2012, the company was under investigation by the Attorney Generals' offices of 15 separate US states, led by the Attorney General of Kentucky, Jack Conway.[9] The company was accused of targeting military veterans with deceptive recruiting practices for its for-profit school clients.[10] QuinStreet denied wrongdoing and no determination of guilt was made.[10] The company cooperated with the attorneys general and entered into a voluntary agreement to update its websites to ensure clarity around schools advertising. In addition, the company agreed to pay $2.5 million to the states involved as part of a consumer protection settlement with what had expanded to 20 state Attorneys General, and turn over the website GIBill.com to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to settle the civil investigation.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Geron, Tomio (2009-08-18). "QuinStreet Publicly Boasts About Its Earnings". WSJ Blogs (Wall Street Journal). Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "QuinStreet, Inc.". Company profile from Hoover's. Hoover's. 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "QuinStreet Marketing Strategy Presentation Burns Bright at DMA06 Conference". QuinStreet. 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Ali, Rafat (2009-08-09). "Meckler Selling Internet.com Business to QuinStreet For $18M; Exiting Tech Trade". paidContent. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "WebMediaBrands Sells Internet.com to QuinStreet". InternetNews.com (internet.com). 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "QuinStreet buys Insure.com". San Francisco Business Times. 2009-10-12.
- ^ "QuinStreet Acquires Ziff Davis Enterprise Media Assets". QuinStreet. 2012-02-06.
- ^ "QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Its Second Quarter of Fiscal 2013". GlobeNewswire. 2013-01-29.
- ^ "Fifteen State Attorneys General To Investigate Company Marketing For-Profit Colleges To Veterans". ThinkProgress. 2012-06-06.
- ^ a b "QuinStreet settles complaints it misled veterans". San Francisco Chronicle. 2012-06-28.
- ^ "Attorney General Conway Announces Win for Veterans against Predatory Practices". Attorney General of Kentucky. 2012-06-27.
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