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The History of ValueClick
Find out how we have grown throughout the years.
 
April 1998
ValueClick, LLC, revolutionizing the display advertising business with the first cost-per-click network business model.
March 2000
ValueClick completes its initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange (VCLK).
November 2000
ValueClick acquires Bach Systems (DBA onResponse), adding cost-per-lead and cost-per-action capabilities to the company's solutions.
December 2000
ValueClick acquires ClickAgents, adding scale to its existing cost-per-click display ad network offering.
October 2001
ValueClick acquires Mediaplex, adding ad serving, e-mail campaign management and ad agency management technology products to the company's solutions.
May 2002
ValueClick acquires BeFree, adding affiliate marketing to the company's solutions.
May 2003
ValueClick acquires Search123, a pay-per-click search engine.
December 2003
ValueClick acquires Commission Junction, adding significant scale to its existing affiliate marketing services offerings. ValueClick combines Commission Junction and BeFree to create the largest affiliate marketing network. The combined affiliate marketing business retains the Commission Junction brand name.
July 2004
ValueClick's Commission Junction powers 47% of Internet Retailer's Top 300 Web Retailers' affiliate programs.
August 2004
ValueClick purchases PriceRunner, the leading provider of online shopping comparisons in Europe.
January 2005
ValueClick unites its technology businesses under the Mediaplex brand.
September 2005
ValueClick acquires Fastclick, adding significant scale to the company's existing display ad network offering. The combined ValueClick/Fastclick display ad network represents the largest independent network on the Internet.
November 2005
ValueClick's PriceRunner named PC World's top comparison shopping site.
April 2006
ValueClick Media Launches behavioral targeting solution.
May 2006
Business 2.0 Names ValueClick as One of the "Top 5 Fastest Growing Tech Companies." ValueClick Named to BusinessWeek's "Hot Growth" list of America's 100 fastest-growing small companies.
June 2006
Good Housekeeping recommends PriceRunner.
October 2006
Fortune magazine names ValueClick as one of the "100 Fastest Growing Companies." MSN selects PriceRunner as its primary comparison shopping provider in UK and France.
November 2006
ValueClick added to the S&P 400 MidCap Index.
July 2007
ValueClick acquires leading U.S. comparison shopping site operator, MeziMedia, with hugely successful brands as Smarter.com and CouponMountain.
May 2008
Celebrates 10th anniversary of the formation of ValueClick, Inc.
August 2010
Acquires financial information website Investopedia.com
April 2011
Acquires Greystripe, the largest brand-focused mobile ad network.