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Gannett Acquires Social Marketing Company BLiNQ

By TechTaffy Desk

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Gannett  has acquired BLiNQ Media. Dave Williams, BLiNQ’s CEO, will report to Vikram Sharma, president and CEO at Gannett Digital Marketing Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

BLiNQ, a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD),  was one of the first companies to gain access to the Facebook Ads API, which allows developers to create tools and services that create, buy, and manage Facebook ad campaigns. Since 2008, BLiNQ has managed social media marketing campaigns for more than 600 of the world’s largest advertisers, says the company.

BLiNQ will continue to operate its core business as part of Gannett’s portfolio of brands, providing technology and media solutions for social advertising and engagement to agencies and brands. BLiNQ’s headquarters will remain at TechSpace in New York City and its technology, finance and marketing groups will remain based in Atlanta. BLiNQ’s sales and support offices will continue in London, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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