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Local Onliner

Jul 3
2008

Gannett Buying ShopLocal Outright

We have learned that Gannett is acquiring the parts of ShopLocal that it doesn’t already own from partners Tribune and McClatchy. ShopLocal’s stated mission is “connecting advertisers and consumers, online and in-store.” ShopLocal’s efforts generally center around localized circulars, targeted emails, and “Smart Media,” which allows time sensitive localized promotions to be inserted into other …continue reading »

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Nov 2
2007

Gannett’s Metromix Investment: ‘Under $10 Million’

Gannett is teaming with Tribune on a 50/50 basis to take the latter’s Metromix entertainment site national, and reach into the highly valued 21-24 year old market that doesn’t typically use newspapers–online or off. The JV plans to cover the top 30-35 markets within a year, including invasions of cities where neither media company has …continue reading »

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