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Market Cap:$592.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$513.5M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

United Online, Inc. is a leading provider of consumer products and services over the Internet, where the company's brands have attracted a large online audience that includes more than 60 million registered consumer accounts. The company's floral and related offerings include products and services for consumers and retail florists, as well as for other retail locations offering floral products and services, in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. The floral business utilizes the highly recognized FTD and Interflora brands, both supported by the Mercury Man logo that is displayed in approximately 45,000 retail floral shops worldwide. The company's Classmates Media services include online social networking (www.Classmates.com) and online loyalty marketing (www.MyPoints.com) in North America. Classmates Media also operates online social networking Web sites in a number of European countries. The company's Communications services include value-priced Internet access and email provided by NetZero and Juno. Headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, United Online operates through a global network of locations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and India.

Number of Employees 1,986
Contact Information

21301 Burbank Boulevard

Woodland Hills, California 91367

www.unitedonlin...

(818) 287-3000

NAICS Code Internet Service Providers: 518111

Recent Events

  • The Unlikeliest Internet Play

    11/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • United Online UNTD Tops Q3 EPS by 3c; Guides

    11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • United Online UNTD Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 4.9% Yield

    11/02/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • United Online to Announce Third Quarter Results on November 4

    10/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Cisco says it may have hit bottom

    8/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark R. Goldston CEO
Charles S. Hilliard President
Brian Woods Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Gerald Popek Chief Technology Officer
Jeremy Helfand Chief Sales Officer
Jon Fetveit Executive Vice President & Chief Stategy Officer
Matt Wisk Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President
Neil P. Edwards Chief Accounting Officer
Frederic A. Randall Executive Vice President
Robert Taragan Executive Vice President, Operations
Rusty Taragan Executive Vice President, Operations
Barbara Palmer Senior Vice President, Marketing Operations
Galia Linn
Carol A. Scott Director
Robert Berglass Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Dennis Holt Board of Directors
Howard G. Phanstiel Board of Directors
Kenneth L. Coleman Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Classmates Online, Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
United Online, Inc. CEO Current
Cafemom Co-Founder Current
Clubmom, Inc. Clubmom Co-Founder Current
United Online, Inc. Chairman Current
Governors Board of Directors Current
Clubmom, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director Former
Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation CEO Former
Netzero Chief Executive Officer Former
L.A. Gear, Inc. President Former
Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation President Former
Revlon, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
L.A. Gear, Inc. Coo Former
Reebok International Ltd. Chief Marketing Officer Former
Revlon, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Former
Reebok International Ltd. Vice President Former
Netzero Chairman Former
Netzero Director Former
Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation Director Former
United Online, Inc. Director Former
The Ohio State University B.S.B.A. In Marketing and Finance Former

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. President Current
United Online, Inc. Board of Directors Current
United Online, Inc. Cfo Former

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Current

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Harvard University Ph.D. In Applied Mathematics Former
New York University B.S. In Nuclear Engineering Former

JEREMY HELFAND is Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer. He is responsible for the United Online Media Group, which sells advertising and partnerships via Classmates, NetZero, Juno and MySite. His oversight includes direct and agency sales, wholesale sales, advertising operations and inventory management and planning functions. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general manager of Advertising.com, a division of American Online, Inc. that provides interactive-marketing services. During his tenure at Advertising.com, Helfand served on the executive committee charged with the strategic vision that eventually led to the company's $497-million acquisition by AOL/Time Warner. In five years at Advertising.com, Helfand implemented revenue strategies, incentive and training programs that contributed to more than a six-fold increase in revenue, along with the doubling in the size of the company's sales force. Prior to Advertising.com, Helfand was a manager at Arthur Anderson, LLP where he oversaw a suite of high-profile clients including Blue Cross Blue Shield and London Fog. A certified public accountant, Helfand received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola College and a M.B.A pending from Johns Hopkins University.

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Chief Sales Officer Current
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Advertising.com, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Advertising.com, Inc. Gm Former
Arthur Anderson & Co. Manager Former
The Johns Hopkins University M.B.A Former
Loyola College in Maryland Bba Former

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Stategy Officer Current

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Current
United Online, Inc. Treasurer Current
United Online, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance Former

FREDERIC A. RANDALL, JR. has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel since March 1999. Mr. Randall was appointed secretary in May 1999. Prior to joining NetZero, Mr. Randall was a partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP from January 1991, and an associate from 1984 to December 1990. Mr. Randall received his B.A. in English literature with distinction from the University of Michigan and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison Partner Current
United Online, Inc. Secretary Current
Classmates Online, Inc. Secretary Current
Netzero Senior Vice President Former
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP Partner Former
Netzero General Counsel Former
United Online, Inc. General Counsel Former
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP Associate Former
Netzero Secretary Former
University of San Francisco School of Law J.D Former
University of Michigan B.A. In English Literature Former

ROBERT J. TARAGAN is President of United Online's Communications Segment. Mr. Taragan joined NetZero in 2000 and served in a variety of executive leadership roles prior to being promoted to President of United Online's Communications segment in 2008. Earlier in his career, he spent 21 years at Nielsen Media Research, where he served in key management roles including Executive Vice President of Marketing and General Manager of Local Services. Highlights of Mr. Taragan's tenure at the company include maintaining operating responsibility for producing Nielsen TV ratings in all U.S. television markets, establishing the Nielsen Sports Marketing Service business, managing Nielsen's local market service during its victorious competitive battle with Arbitron, and implementing the rollout of the People Meter as a new data collection tool. He has been a featured speaker at many industry events, including the Broadcast & Cable Financial Management Executives annual conference, the Radio & Television Research Council, the Television Bureau of Advertising annual conference, the Advertising Research Foundation's Children's Workshop and the Electronic Media Workshop. In addition, Mr. Taragan has been a guest lecturer at C.W. Post College, Baruch College and UCLA. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Colgate University.

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President, Operations Current
Cybertarget Gm Current
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Former
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Gm Former
Baruch College Guest Lecturer Former
C.W. Post College Guest Lecturer Former
University of California, Los Angeles Guest Lecturer Former
Colgate University B.A. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Operations Current

Array

Organization Position Status
Path Reliability, Inc. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Current
United Online, Inc. Current
FileNet Corporation Current
Israeli Air Force Former
Warner Bros Inc. Project Manager Former

DR. CAROL A. SCOTT, PH.D., is a professor of marketing and faculty director of the Executive Program at The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Scott has been on the faculty at UCLA since 1977, and served the school in a variety of administrative positions from 1986 through 1994, including chairman of the faculty and associate dean for academic affairs. She was also a visiting associate professor at the Harvard Business School in 1985, and was on the faculty at Ohio State University for three years prior to joining UCLA in 1977. Dr. Scott is a frequent author and lecturer and has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Consumer Research since 1980.

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Director Current
Marketingprofs, LLC Board of Directors Current
Journal of Consumer Research, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of California, Los Angeles Professor of Marketing Former
Harvard Business School Associate Professor Former
The Ohio State University Faculty Former
University of California, Los Angeles Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Communications LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
U.S. International Media LLC Founder, Chairman, CEO Current
Patriot Communications LLC Chairman Current
Los Angeles Police Foundation Director Current
Westwood One, Inc. Board of Directors Current
St. John's Hospital Director Current
United Online, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dagger, Inc. Member Current
Skirball Cultural Center Member Current
The Silver Shield Foundation Member Current
U.S. Army Executive Vice President Former
U.S. International Media LLC Managing Director Former
Initiative: Media Founder Former
Patriot Communications LLC Owner Former
U.S. Army Account Director Former
U.S. International Media LLC Client Services Director Former
Foote, Cone Belding Former
Dennis Holt Former
Initiative: Media Chairman Former
United Online, Inc. Chairman Former
Netzero Director Former
Metro Networks, Inc. Director Former
University of Southern California B.A. In Administration Former
New York University Former
Rutgers University Former

HOWARD G. PHANSTIEL has served as one of our directors since October 2008. Mr. Phanstiel has more than 30 years of senior-level operating experience, including serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Fortune 200 companies. During a recent operating role at PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., he advanced from Chief Financial Officer to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and engineered a financial turnaround that ultimately led to the successful sale of PacifiCare to UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. Mr. Phanstiel later served as an Executive Vice President at UnitedHealth Group following the acquisition. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Syracuse University and a Master in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship at Syracuse University.

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC President & Chief Executive Officer Former
PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC Chief Financial Officer Former
PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC Executive Vice President Former
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Executive Vice President Former
Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. Executive Positions Former
PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC Principal Executive Officer Former
Citibank, N.A. Executive Positions Former
PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC Chairman Former
Syracuse University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

KEN COLEMAN has served as one of our directors since September 2001. Mr. Coleman founded ITM Software and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since May 2002. In May 2001, Mr. Coleman founded Coleman Consulting and consulted on various strategic matters for several companies through May 2002. From 1987 through May 2001, he held various positions, including Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Service and Marketing, with Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mr. Coleman serves on the board of directors of MIPS Technologies, Inc. and Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Coleman received his B.S. and M.B.A. from Ohio State University.

Organization Position Status
United Online, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Davexlabs LLC Chairman Current
United Online, Inc. Director Current
Schwarzkopf & DEP, Inc. CEO Former
Dep CEO Former
Schwarzkopf & DEP, Inc. President Former
Dep President Former
Dep Chairman Former
Schwarzkopf & DEP, Inc. Chairman Former
Netzero Director Former

Executive News

  • New NetZero Toll-Free ISP Plan Eliminates Long Distance Charges...

    MSN Money - 6/04/09 - View Story

  • New NetZero Toll-Free ISP Plan Eliminates Long Distance Charges for Those Living in Areas without a Local Access Number

    Business Wire - 6/04/09 - View Story

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     UNTD $7.00 +0.04 (0.57% )
Average Volume 648,775
Shares Outstanding 84.59M
Market Cap 592.1M
Year High 9.46
Year Low 3.76
Earnings Per Share -1.30
P/E Ratio -5.38
Dividend 0.40
Yield 5.71
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