Directmedia.com Links With Simon Direct
DIRECTMEDIA.COM plans to merge with alternative media publisher Simon Direct Inc.
“The sales approach required for selling specialty direct response advertising is a perfect match for the Internet-related products of Directmedia.com,” says Dave Florence, chairman of Direct Media Inc. in Greenwich, CT.
Owned by Jeff Simon, New Brunswick, NJ-based Simon Direct’s business grew out of Direct Media’s former card pack division. In addition to e-mail services, Directmedia.com will publish card decks and Web guides to drive traffic online.
Simon Direct will be absorbed into the existing operations of Directmedia.com, Direct Media’s online subsidiary.
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