Quinstreet
Encyclopedia
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.
In the beginning of August 2009, QuinStreet Inc. used some of its cash pile to acquire the Internet.com division of Nasdaq-listed WebMediaBrands Inc. for $18 million.
In the beginning of the 4th quarter of 2009, QuinStreet purchased Insure.com for $16 million.
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.
Performance-based advertising
With performance-based advertising, the advertiser pays only for measurable results.With other forms of advertising they pay regardless of results....
model with use of search engine marketing
Search engine marketing
Search engine marketing, , is a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages through the use of paid placement, contextual advertising, and paid inclusion...
strategies to promote clients on Web sites in a number of verticals, including: education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, home services
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
, financial services
Financial services
Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
, business-to-business (B2B
Business-to-business
Business-to-business describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer...
), medical/health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
advertising, and career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
services.
Background
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.In the beginning of August 2009, QuinStreet Inc. used some of its cash pile to acquire the Internet.com division of Nasdaq-listed WebMediaBrands Inc. for $18 million.
In the beginning of the 4th quarter of 2009, QuinStreet purchased Insure.com for $16 million.
QuinStreet's Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
includes Sutter Hill Ventures
Sutter Hill Ventures
Sutter Hill Ventures is a private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in technology-based start-up companies. The firm is based in Palo Alto, CA....
, and former-US Senator Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley
William Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St....
of Allen & Company
Allen & Company
Allen & Company is a boutique investment bank based at 711 Fifth Avenue, New York City.-History:Founded in 1922 by Charles Robert Allen, Jr., he was soon joined by his brother, Herbert A. Allen, Sr...
.
QuinStreet Inc. went public in February 2010 with an initial public offering of $250 million in common stock, according to a regulatory filing.
Selected properties
- Education
- WorldWideLearn.com
- ArmyStudyGuide.com
- Schools.com
- Financial
- CardRatings.com
- MoneyRates.com
- Insurance.com
- Insure.com
- Other
- AllAboutLawns.com
- OldHouseWeb.com
- ElderCarelink.com
- iPhoneGuide.com
- Online Marketing (web design, seo etc.)
- HTMLGoodies.com
- Internet.com