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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG?s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG also publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries. IDG's media brands include CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG?s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers. IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.
Chief Executive Officer, IDG Communications Worldwide
Bob CarriganNumber of Employees 13,640
Contact Information
One Exeter Plaza
15th floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
617-534-1200
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: 541720
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News & Analysis
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Four IDG Media Brands Win Neal Editorial Awards
Computerworld's Don Tennant Recognized for Editorial Integrity
Media companies in China say rewards outweigh censorship threat; Advertisers have interest in developing brand recognition.(Spotlight: China: Risks & Rewards)
Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ The growing appetite of Chinese consumers for news and entertainment provides tremendous growth opportunities for foreign media companies, but they have to contend with the efforts of Chinese government officials to control Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ The growing...
IDG Entertainment Names Daniel Orum Company President; Is Chartered With Growing Powerful Brand Beyond Its Game Magazine Roots
OAKLAND, Calif. -- IDG Entertainment, the industry leader in providing interactive entertainment editorial products, announced that Daniel Orum has been promoted to company president. Orum was formerly senior vice president of business development and consumer marketing for the 15-year-old publisher of GamePro, Code Vault, and Gamestar magazines. Orum joined...
Time To Brand Your IT
From the executive summary: ‘Information Technology IT is under fire in global enterprises and for good reason. IT is alternately regarded as critical differentiator and costly commodity. CIOs could do far worse than go through the disciplined exercise of submitting their strategic and operational aspirations to the rigors of a...
Brand Negotiation
The decision whether to become a Web brand or start a new brand for the Web is important enough for the CEO to get involved.
IDG Launches CIO Magazine in Sweden; Eleventh CIO Title Builds on Strength of Global Brand
Business Editors
IDG expands Bio-It brand w/launch of "Bio-It Initiative" & Australian Pub
IDC (Framingham, MA), the market intelligence and advisory subsidiary of International Data Group IDG, has launched an initiative to address technology infrastructure issues and opportunities in the global life sciences sector. An expansion of IDG's Bio-IT brand, the new "Bio-IT Initiative" is designed to provide end-users and IT vendors with...
Brand I.T.
From the executive summary: ‘The goal of branding any product or service is to lure customers with a promise of reliability. Promoting a brand image for the Information Systems IS department can help improve users' perceptions of IS's services.' The paper examines this issue using examples.
IDG Launches CIO Magazine in Poland; CIO's Global Brand Now Reaches Ten Countries Worldwide
Business/Technology Editors
Sub-Standard.(Industry Standard mismanaged)(Brief Article)
In the end, the once-highflying Industry Standard was just another failed dot-com. What a missed opportunity. Management and owners ultimately squandered their chance to recast it for a market that had changed. The old Standard did not fit into a new-economy market gone bust....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Carrigan | Chief Executive Officer, IDG Communications Worldwide |
| Ted Bloom | CFO & Treasurer |
| Howard Sholkin | Director, Communicatons & Marketing Programs |
| Robert Blumstein | Director, CRM Analytics |
| Susanna Hinds | Manager, Corp Communications |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Patrick J. McGovern | Founder & Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IDG | CEO | Current |
| International Data Group | Chief Executive Officer, IDG Communications Worldwide | Current |
| Computerworld, Inc. | CIO and Cso | Current |
| American Business Media | Secretary | Current |
| Computerworld, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| IDG | President, Idg Communications | Former |
| CXO Media | CIO & CSO | Former |
| IDG Ventures | Senior Vice President | Former |
| AOL LLC | Senior Vice President, Interactive Marketing Group | Former |
| Boston University | Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Data Group | CFO & Treasurer | Current |
| Mediregs, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Data Group | Director, Communicatons & Marketing Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IDC Central Europe | Marketing Director | Current |
| International Data Group | Director, CRM Analytics | Current |
| International Data Group | Director, CRM Analytics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Data Group | Manager, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IDG Ventures Management Company L.L.C. | Founder & Chairman | Current |
| International Data Group | Founder & Chairman | Current |
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