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{{Short description|Online advertising company}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = CJ Affiliate<br>(formerly Commission Junction)
| name = CJ <br>(formerly CJ Affiliate and Commission Junction)
| logo = Commission Junction logo.png
| logo = Cj logo green rgb.png
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| type = Subsidiary
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|1998}}
| slogan =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1998}}<br>[[Santa Barbara, California]]
| location = [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| key_people = Santi Pierini, ([[CEO]])
| location = [[Santa Barbara, California]]
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| industry = [[Affiliate marketing]] <br> Performance-Based Marketing
| key_people = Mayuresh Kshetramade, [[President (corporate title)|President]]
| parent = [[Publicis]]
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| industry = [[Affiliate Marketing]]<br>Performance-Based Marketing
| parent = [[Alliance Data]]
| homepage = [http://cj.com cj.com]
| homepage = [http://www.cj.com cj.com]
}}
}}


'''CJ Affiliate''' (formerly Commission Junction) is an [[online advertising]] company owned by [[Publicis Company]] operating in the [[affiliate marketing]] industry, which operates worldwide. The corporate headquarters is in Santa Barbara, California, and there are offices in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY San Francisco, CA Westlake Village, CA and Westborough, MA in the USA,<ref name="cj.com-contact">{{cite web | url=http://www.cj.com/company/contact-us | title=Contact page | accessdate=September 8, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909002320/http://www.cj.com/company/contact-us# | archive-date=2011-09-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and South Africa.<ref name="cj.com-contact" />
'''CJ''' (formerly CJ Affiliate and Commission Junction) is an [[online advertising]] company owned by [[Publicis|Publicis Groupe]] operating in the [[affiliate marketing]] industry, which operates worldwide.


==Offices==
== beFree, Inc. / Value-click, Inc. ==
The corporate headquarters is in Santa Barbara, California, and there are offices in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Agoura Hills, CA, and Needham, MA in the US,<ref name="cj.com-contact">{{cite web | url=https://www.cj.com/contact-us | title=Contact page | accessdate=January 4, 2024}}</ref> and in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, and India.<ref name="cj.com-contact" />
<!-- NOTE: "beFree" and NOT "BeFree" is the official spelling of the company name -->
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Former Commission Junction competitor beFree, Inc. was acquired by Value-click, Inc. in 2002,<ref name="itailbf">Internet Retailer (March 11, 2002),[http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/13358-valueclick-be-free-merge.html Value-click and beFree to Merge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004758/http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/13358-valueclick-be-free-merge.html |date=2007-09-27 }}, ''Internet Retailer'', retrieved May 27, 2007</ref> before Commission Junction.<ref name="vclkcj">Rebecca Lieb (October 10, 2003), [http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3090701 Value-click Snaps Up Commission Junction], ''Clickz.com News'', retrieved May 27, 2007</ref> beFree was gradually phased out in favor of Commission Junction. On February 3, 2014 Value-click, Inc. announced it has changed its name to Conversant, Inc., bringing former Value-click, Inc. companies Commission Junction, Dotomi, Greystripe, Mediaplex, and Value-click Media under one name. Conversant was bought by [[Alliance Data]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/datadriven-marketing/epsilon-ceo-conversant-buy-boost-cross-channel-chops/294957/ |title=Alliance Data to Acquire Conversant, Formerly ValueClick, for $2.3 Billion |publisher=AdvertisingAge |date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> Commission Junction<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webcrazies.com/commission-junction-review/|title=Commission Junction: The Best Place For Affiliate Marketers|date=2016-08-30|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref> continues to be known as CJ Affiliate.


== See also ==
==Timeline==
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Former Commission Junction competitor beFree, Inc. was acquired by Value-click, Inc. in 2002,<ref name="itailbf">Internet Retailer (March 11, 2002),[http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/13358-valueclick-be-free-merge.html Value-click and beFree to Merge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004758/http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/13358-valueclick-be-free-merge.html |date=2007-09-27 }}, ''Internet Retailer'', retrieved May 27, 2007</ref> before Commission Junction.<ref name="vclkcj">Rebecca Lieb (October 10, 2003), [http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3090701 Value-click Snaps Up Commission Junction], ''Clickz.com News'', retrieved May 27, 2007</ref> beFree was gradually phased out in favor of Commission Junction.
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{{portal|companies}}

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*[[Affiliate marketing]]
On February 3, 2014 Value-click, Inc. announced it has changed its name to Conversant, Inc., bringing former Value-click, Inc. companies Commission Junction, Dotomi, Greystripe, Mediaplex, and Value-click Media under one name.
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*[[Affiliate programs directories]]

*[[Affiliate networks]]
Conversant was bought by [[Bread Financial|Alliance Data]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/datadriven-marketing/epsilon-ceo-conversant-buy-boost-cross-channel-chops/294957/ |title=Alliance Data to Acquire Conversant, Formerly ValueClick, for $2.3 Billion |publisher=AdvertisingAge |date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> Commission Junction<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webcrazies.com/commission-junction-review/|title=Commission Junction: The Best Place For Affiliate Marketers|date=2016-08-30|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref> continues to be known as CJ Affiliate.

==See also==
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* [[Affiliate marketing]]
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* [[Affiliate network]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{portal|companies}}
* [http://www.cj.com CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)]
* [http://uk.cj.com Commission Junction UK]
* [http://cj.com CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)]
* [https://www.campaignasia.com/article/cj-taps-tyroo-to-offer-apac-advertisers-access-to-premium-inventory/491836 CJ taps Tyroo to offer APAC advertisers access to premium inventory]


[[Category:Companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:Marketing companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:Online advertising services and affiliate networks]]
[[Category:Online advertising services and affiliate networks]]
[[Category:Companies based in Santa Barbara County, California]]
[[Category:Companies based in Santa Barbara County, California]]

Latest revision as of 12:32, 29 November 2024

CJ
(formerly CJ Affiliate and Commission Junction)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAffiliate marketing
Performance-Based Marketing
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
HeadquartersSanta Barbara, California
Key people
Santi Pierini, (CEO)
ParentPublicis
Websitecj.com

CJ (formerly CJ Affiliate and Commission Junction) is an online advertising company owned by Publicis Groupe operating in the affiliate marketing industry, which operates worldwide.

Offices

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The corporate headquarters is in Santa Barbara, California, and there are offices in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Agoura Hills, CA, and Needham, MA in the US,[1] and in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, and India.[1]

Timeline

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Former Commission Junction competitor beFree, Inc. was acquired by Value-click, Inc. in 2002,[2] before Commission Junction.[3] beFree was gradually phased out in favor of Commission Junction.

On February 3, 2014 Value-click, Inc. announced it has changed its name to Conversant, Inc., bringing former Value-click, Inc. companies Commission Junction, Dotomi, Greystripe, Mediaplex, and Value-click Media under one name.

Conversant was bought by Alliance Data in 2014.[4] Commission Junction[5] continues to be known as CJ Affiliate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Contact page". Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Internet Retailer (March 11, 2002),Value-click and beFree to Merge Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Internet Retailer, retrieved May 27, 2007
  3. ^ Rebecca Lieb (October 10, 2003), Value-click Snaps Up Commission Junction, Clickz.com News, retrieved May 27, 2007
  4. ^ "Alliance Data to Acquire Conversant, Formerly ValueClick, for $2.3 Billion". AdvertisingAge. September 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Commission Junction: The Best Place For Affiliate Marketers". 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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