Advertising industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Shareholders of online advertising company aQuantive Inc. (Nasdaq:AQNT) approved a buyout offer from Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) at a meeting in downtown Seattle Thursday. More than 58 million shares were voted to approve the deal, out of approximately 79 million shares outstanding. Fewer than 20 shareholders attended the meeting in person. aQuantive, Inc. and subsidiaries operate as a digital marketing company in the United States.
Higher spending from existing clients and new business wins helped Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG) better than double its second-quarter profits - and push its stock up more than 14 % Tuesday. Before the start of trading, Interpublic said it earned 121.5 million, or 24 cents a share, up from $44.2 million, or 10 cents, in the year-ago period. Revenue at the advertising and marketing services conglomerate came in at $1.65 billion, up 7.8% from $1.53 billion.
Zimmerman Advertising, an Omnicom Group(TM) company (NYSE: OMC), has found a way to modernize media buying, finally bringing it into the 21st century. Z-Media Exchange totally revolutionizes media buying by applying the patented Zimmerman philosophy: Business first. Respond at the speed of retail. Help clients execute a takeover in their respective marketplaces. Omnicom Group is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company.
The Board of Directors of i-level Media Group Inc. (OTC BB:ILVL) is pleased to announce that after an extensive executive search, Don Chen has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the company. Concurrent with Mr. Chen's appointment, Ian Sullivan resigned his duties as acting CFO but remains with the company as its Chief Operating Officer. For your free StocksJournal CFA report on I-level Media: http://www.stocksjournal.com/SH-ILVL.cfm
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