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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$308.4M
- Private
- US
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This company turns up your businesses' online heat. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, aQuantive, Inc. is a provider of digital marketing services that assist clients with online advertising. It offers online marketing, purchasing and planning, e-mail direct marketing services, ad. campaign management and search engine optimization. Its software gives users the ability to track and manage their online campaigns. The company had 2005 revenue of about $308.4 million and employs about 1,465 people. In May 2006, the company acquired Franchise Gator, an Atlanta-based pay for performance digital marketing company.
President & CEO
Brian P. McAndrewsNumber of Employees 1,463
Contact Information
821 2nd Ave Ste 1800
Seattle, Washington 98104-1525
1 206 816 8700
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Services Related to Advertising: 541890
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Industry Moves: Microsoft Loses Three More Former aQuantive Executives
The exit of former aQuantive executives from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) continues. Microsoft tells us that in addition to former Atlas president Karl Siebrecht, three other general managers with aQuantive roots also announced they were leaving the company last week. They are: Brian Handly, a GM of publisher solutions and...
Industry Moves: Microsoft's Siebrecht Joins AdReady As President
Karl Siebrecht, who was president of Atlas until parent company aQuantive was purchased by Microsoft, is leaving Microsoft to join AdReady as the self service display advertising startup’s president, according to several reports. Kara Swisher first reported the news and Seattle area tech site TechFlash confirms it, with AdReady...
Brian McAndrews on Holding Companies' 'People' Problem
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- There are few executives who rode 2007's digital-media acquisition spree more skillfully than Brian McAndrews, who as CEO of aQuantive sold the firm to Microsoft for $6 billion. He's known as a prescient executive: During the decade leading up to the sale, Mr. McAndrews amassed a...
Industry Moves: Former aQuantive CEO McAndrews Joins VC House Madrona
After being passed up to succeed Kevin Johnson as Microsoft's digital head, Brian McAndrews is turning to venture capital. The former aQuantive CEO, who joined Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) when it acquired the ad group in 2007, is joining Seattle's Madrona Venture Group as managing director.McAndrews led aQuantive for eight...
Madrona taps former aQuantive CEO McAndrews as new partner
Former aQuantive CEO Brian McAndrews has worked in packaged goods, television and, most recently, online advertising. Now, the 50-year-old executive plans to draw on those experiences -- as well as his board positions at startup companies -- to give the venture capital business a try.Madrona Venture Group today plans to announce that McAndrews is...
Microsoft's Razorfish Deal Shows Strategic Shift
Microsoft's sale of Razorfish, its digital marketing agency, to Publicis Groupe is yet another sign that Redmond is seeking to refocus its mission around its core properties, such as Windows 7 and Office 2010. Microsoft originally purchased Razorfish as part of a $6 billion acquisition of aQuantive in 2007, when...
Microsoft sheds 2,000-employee ad agency in $530 million deal
The rumors of the past few weeks were true: Microsoft has sold Razorfish — the digital ad agency it purchased when it bought its parent company aQuantive in 2007 — to Publicis Groupe for $530 million. For those keeping track of employee-headcount totals at home, that means Microsoft is shedding...
Microsoft Unloads Razorfish To The French For $530 Million
More than two years after buying advertising network aQuantive for $6 billion, Microsoft finally unloaded the digital advertising agency that came with that deal. It sold Razorfish to French advertising conglomerate Publicis Groupe for $530 million in a combination stock-and-cash transaction. The price was 1.4 times Razorfish's 2008 sales of...
Publicis to Buy Microsoft Ad Agency Razorfish
PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Publicis struck a $530 million deal with Microsoft to buy the Razorfish ad agency and boost its position in digital communications, the world's third-largest communications group said on Sunday. Publicis will issue 6.5 million treasury shares to the software giant, worth 162 million euros ($232.6...
Microsoft to Sell Razorfish to Publicis for $530M
| The Publicis Group said today it struck a deal to acquire digital marketing agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530 million. "When we complete this transaction, approximately a quarter of our annual revenues will come from digital communications, and we believe we have more capacity to grow with new clients,"...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian P. McAndrews | President & CEO |
| Greg Meyer | CIO |
| M. Wayne Wisehart | Chief Financial Officer |
| Mike T Galgon | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Linda A. Schoemaker | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Angela Gamba | Director, Public Relations |
| Ann Woolman | Director, Public Relations |
| Steve Stratz | Manager, Media Relations |
| Linda J. Srere | Director |
| Michael Slade | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Nicolas J. Hanauer | Chairman of the Board |
| Fredric W. Harman | Board of Directors |
| Jack Sansolo | Board of Directors |
| Jaynie Miller Studenmund | Board of Directors |
| Jaynie Miller Studenmund | Board of Directors |
| Peter Neupert | Board of Directors |
| Richard J. Fox | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Nacdnw | President and CEO | Current |
| Microsoft Corporation | Head, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group | Current |
| Blue Nile, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nacdnw | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fisher Communications Inc. | Director | Current |
| ABC Sports, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| ABC Sports, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| General Mills, Inc. | Product Manager | Former |
| Gen Mills, Inc. | Former | |
| Blue Nile, Inc. | Director | Former |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA Degree | Former |
| Harvard University | BA Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | CIO | Current |
| Atlas Site Optimization | Senior Vice President, Product & Technology | Current |
| Atlas Onepoint | Senior Vice President, Product & Technology | Current |
| Atlas | Vice President, Product Technology | Current |
| Atlas Rich Media | Business Leader | Current |
| Atlas Search | Business Leader | Current |
| Eastern Washington University | B.A. In Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate 2 | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Marchex, Inc. | Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of The Compensation Committee | Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. | Chairperson | Current |
| Marchex, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| TDI | CEO | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President and CEO | Former |
| TDI | President | Former |
| Western Wireless Corporation | Cfo | Former |
| Palmer Communications | Cfo | Former |
| Palmer Wireless | Vice President | Former |
| Palmer Communications | Vice President | Former |
| General Dynamics Corporation | Administrator | Former |
| Palmer Wireless | Operator | Former |
| The Mitchell Company, Inc. | Auditor | Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation | Former | |
| Tribune Company | Treasurer | Former |
| Palmer Communications | Treasurer | Former |
| Palmer Wireless | Treasurer | Former |
| Des Moines Register Co. | Treasurer | Former |
| EarthLink, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis | BS Degree In Business | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | Chief Strategy Officer | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder | Current |
| Global Partnerships | Secretary | Current |
| Avenue A | President | Former |
| aQuantive, Inc. | President | Former |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| aQuantive, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Avenue A | General Manager | Former |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| U.S. Navy | Officer | Former |
| The Volunteers | Volunteer | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Mba | Former |
| Duke University | BA | Former |
Linda Schoemaker has served as our senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary since February 2004. From December 2000 to February 2004, she served as senior vice president and general counsel of Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC). Prior to joining ADIC, Schoemaker was a partner in the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Her practice focused on corporate finance, including public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. Schoemaker joined Perkins Coie LLP in September 1989 and was admitted as a partner in January 1996. She holds an AB in Social Studies from Harvard University and received her JD from the University of Michigan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Current | |
| Advanced Digital Information Corporation | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | Former |
| Perkins Coie LLP | Partner | Former |
| University of Michigan | Jd | Former |
| Harvard University | Ab In Social Studies | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | Director, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | Director, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | Manager, Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Coast Feather Company | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Second Avenue Partners | Partner | Current |
| Marchex, Inc. | Director and Vice Chairman | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Pacific Coast Feather Company | Co-Chairman | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Alliance for Education | Board Member | Current |
| HouseValues, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Museum Quality Discount Framing | Director | Current |
| Market Leader | Board of Directors | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The T | President | Former |
| The T | Chief Strategy Officer | Former |
| Pacific Coast Feather Company | Chief Strategy Officer | Former |
| ABC Sports, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| ABC Sports, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Gear.Com | Founder | Former |
| Company Gear | Co-Founder | Former |
| General Mills, Inc. | product manager | Former |
| Avenue A | Former | |
| Overstock.com, Inc. | Former | |
| Company Gear | Chairman | Former |
| Marchex, Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Harvard University | BA | Former |
| University of Washington | B.A. | Former |
| Blue Nile, Inc. | member | Former |
Fredric W. Harman joined Oak as a General Partner in 1994. Fred's primary investment focus is on Consumer Internet and Internet New Media. Fred is currently on the Boards of Aspect Software, Connexus Corporation Demand Media, FRS, Knowledge Networks, Limelight Networks, RazorGator, Rearden Commerce, Reunion.com, Shop.com, Sutherland Global Services, Talisma and U.S. Auto Parts. Fred has also led investments in aQuantive, Allyes (acquired by Focus Media), Campus Pipeline (acquired by SCT), Fastclick (acquired by ValueClick), Captura (acquired by Concur), Cobalt, Exodus, ILOG, IMS (acquired by Celestica) Inktomi, Pivotal, Primus Knowledge Solutions, Qpass (acquired by Amdocs), Quintus (acquired by Avaya), Sanmina/SCI, SportsGG and SPSS. Prior to Oak, Fred worked for seven years with Morgan Stanley's Venture Capital Group where he was a General Partner. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Fred worked in Business Development at Hughes Communications where he was involved in the formation of the predecessor to DirecTV. Fred received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University where he was a Hughes Fellow. Fred is also a co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and a Trustee of Sacred Heart Schools.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Investment Partners | Managing Partner | Current |
| Golden State Warriors | Co-Owner | Current |
| Qpass, Inc. | Current | |
| Cobalt Llp | Current | |
| Celestica, Inc. | Current | |
| Fastclick | Current | |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Com Shop, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Reunion.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cataloglink | Board of Directors | Current |
| Demand Media, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Knowledge Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sacred Heart Schools, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rearden Commerce, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Talisma Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Razorgator, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sutherland Global Services | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hillclimb Media | Member of The Board | Current |
| Stanford University | M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Harvard University | Mba Degree | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Getty Images, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Getty Images, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Director | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ifreebusy.Com | Committee Member | Current |
| Getty Images, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard University | PhD Degree | Former |
| Hunter College of the City University of New York | Ab Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ifreebusy.Com | Director | Current |
| Eharmony.Com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Director | Current |
| Austin Hotels Search | Director | Current |
| Beautifuldestin.Com | Director | Current |
| Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Eharmony.Com, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Eharmony.Com, Inc. | President | Former |
| Overture Services, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA degree | Former |
| Wellesley College | BA Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Linda J. Srere has served as a Director since 2005. Ms. Srere is the former President of Young & Rubicam Advertising, a worldwide advertising network. She also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Client Officer for Young & Rubicam Inc. and was President of Young & Rubicam's New York office. Ms. Srere has held executive management positions at several boutique advertising agencies. She also serves as a Director for two publicly traded companies, Electronic Arts, Inc. and aQuantive, Inc. She received a BA in Psychology from State University of New York at Oswego.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Technical Institute, Inc. | Distributor | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mmi Marine Tech | Director | Current |
| Universal Technical Institute, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Director | Current |
| Street Sk8Er 2 | Director | Current |
| Ifreebusy.Com | Committee Member | Current |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Chief Executive Officer, New York Office | Former |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Chief Client Officer | Former |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Group Managing Director | Former |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Director, Business Development | Former |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Marketing and Advertising Consultant | Former |
| Young Corporation | Former | |
| Young & Rubicam Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| State University of New York at Oswego | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Second Avenue Partners | Co-Founder | Current |
| Second Avenue Partners | Partner | Former |
| Museworx | Current | |
| Ifreebusy.Com | Director | Current |
| Attensa, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Azaleos Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Argus Media Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Director | Current |
| Professional Bowlers Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadway Bound, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Stubhub, Inc. | Director | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Director | Current |
| You Software, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Starwave Corporation | CEO | Former |
| NeXT Computer, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Asymetrix | Vice President of Special Projects | Former |
| NeXT Computer, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Central Point Software | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| The Computer Company, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | Director, Corporate Marketing | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | Product Manager | Former |
| Disney Co | Consultant | Former |
| Apple Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Starwave Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA Degree | Former |
| Colorado College | BA degree | Former |
As corporate vice president for the Health Solutions Group at Microsoft Corp., Peter Neupert is responsible for developing and driving the company's product and services strategy for health around the globe. Working with Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie, Neupert identifies market opportunities and investments where Microsoft can provide disruptive technology innovations that empower users and enable transformation. In his position leading the Health Solutions Group, Neupert uses software to address business and clinical productivity issues across enterprise and research organizations with the Microsoft Amalga family of products, as well as the personal health needs of the individual consumer through Microsoft HealthVault. Before rejoining Microsoft, Neupert served as president and chief executive officer of Drugstore.com Inc. from July 1998 to April 2001, and continued as chairman of the board of directors through September 2004. Neupert led Drugstore.com to become a top online retail store and information site for health, wellness, beauty and pharmacy products. In 2000, he received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for his work at Drugstore.com. Neupert served in various capacities at Microsoft from 1987 to 1998. He started at Microsoft as the director of operating systems responsible for shipping OS/2, and later was responsible for MSNBC as vice president of News and Publishing for the interactive media group. Neupert served on President Bush's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) from 2003 to 2005. On that committee, he co-chaired the Health Information Technology subcommittee and helped drive the report "Revolutionizing Health Care Through Information Technology," published in June 2004 by PITAC. He is an active member of the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine and sits on the Pacific Health Summit Advisory Board, as well as the board of GlobalScholar.com. Neupert holds a master's degree in business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a bachelor's degree from Colorado College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Corporate Vice President, Health Solutions Group | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| drugstore.com, inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| drugstore.com, inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Dartmouth College | MBA degree | Former |
| Colorado College | BA degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Planalytics Inc. | Chairman and Co-Founder | Current |
| Fox Companies | Founder | Current |
| Jewish Policy Center | Chairman | Current |
| Flow International Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Fox Companies | Chairman | Current |
| Affiliate 2 | Director | Current |
| Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nacdnw | Board of Directors | Current |
| Premera Blue Cross | Board of Directors | Current |
| Temple University | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The Seattle Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Quatrx Pharmaceuticals Co | Board of Directors | Current |
| Spraycool | Director | Current |
| Cybersafe Limited | President | Former |
| Cybersafe Limited | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Wall Data | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Ernst & Young | Managing Partner, Seattle Office | Former |
| Cybersafe Limited | Officer | Former |
| Flow International Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Pennsylvania State | Chairman | Former |
| Shurgard Self Storage | Board of Directors | Former |
| Duke University | MBA | Former |
| Ohio University | BBA | Former |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | B.S. degree in Engineering | Former |
Executive News
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Brier Dudley Former aQuantive CEO opts to stay in Seattle and join Madrona
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Ex aQuantive boss McAndrews joins Madrona Venture Group
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Madrona Hires Microsoft Ace
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Brian McAndrews on Holding Companies' 'People' Problem
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Former aQuantive CEO Brian McAndrews Joins Madrona Venture Group as a Managing Director
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Publicis Groupe Acquires Interactive Firm Razorfish From Microsoft
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Publicis Groupe to Acquire Razorfish From Microsoft Corporation
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Publicis Groupe buys Razorfish from Microsoft
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Microsoft Unloads Razorfish Ad Agency to Publicis
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Publicis Buys Razorfish from Microsoft - August 10 2009
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Microsoft sells off ad agency Razorfish for $530 milion
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Publicis to Buy Razorfish from Microsoft
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Publicis to Acquire Razorfish
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Microsoft Sells Razorfish, Its Digital Ad Agency
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Publicis buys Razorfish for $530 million
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Microsoft (MSFT) Sells Razorfish To Publicis Groupe for $530 Million
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Microsoft Throws Back Razorfish
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Publicis in Net deal
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Microsoft Strikes Razorfish Deal With Publicis
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Archive Microsoft: the ad agency
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