Commission Junction Expands Global Operations: New Offices in Hong Kong and Amsterdam; John Woo & Allan Poot to Lead International Operations.Business Editors SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 In a continuing effort to expand global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , Commission Junction Commission Junction is an online advertising company owned by ValueClick. They are specifically in the affiliate marketing industry. Commission Junction is the largest affiliate network in north America, powering almost 50% of the top 500 web retailers affiliate marketing , the B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Web-based sales distribution network, has opened offices in Europe and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . The offices, located in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Amsterdam, will be staffed by a sales team, as well as a customer service staff. Additionally, John Woo For other uses, see . John Woo Yu-Sen (Chinese: 吳宇森; Pinyin: Wú Yǔsēn and Allan Poot have been named managing director of Southeast Asia and managing director of Benelux & Scandinavia, respectively. "As e-commerce gains popularity for consumers and businesses overseas, the need for targeted delivery of buying opportunities grows," said Jean Touboul, Commission Junction vice president, International. "Commission Junction is uniquely positioned to meet this need by offering a global solution that is preferred by purchasers and cost-effective for online sellers. We view globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation as a key part of our business plan, not just as an added feature." Woo will oversee the growth and management of Commission Junction's network of merchants and affiliate content sites throughout Southeast Asia. Woo has a strong history of success in the entertainment field, having held management positions with BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass , Disney, and several radio and television networks in Hong Kong. Poot will head up the Commission Junction office in the Netherlands as managing director of Benelux & Scandinavia. Poot joins Commission Junction from the financial services industry, which includes an eight-year career with Compass Asset Management Group in the Netherlands. Commission Junction will employ five people at each of its new offices in Hong Kong and Amsterdam. Eventually the offices will be staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week, offering customers round-the-clock customer service. Commission Junction's Web site is currently available in 11 languages -- Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and two Chinese dialects (traditional & simplified). Additionally, Commission Junction is able to handle transactions in 30 local currencies. The Commission Junction network includes 100 international merchants and 90,000 international affiliate content sites, more than one-third of all content sites in the network. "By offering our service in 11 languages, as well as local currency, Commission Junction holds a distinct advantage in this marketplace," said Touboul. "We simplify the process so content sites and merchants can be successful whether they are in California or The Czech Republic." About Commission Junction Founded in November 1998, Commission Junction is the B2B Web-based sales distribution network that matches online merchants' products and services to online content at the consumer's point-of-interest. Handling all aspects of the global network for more than 1,000 merchants and 250,000 content providers, Commission Junction audits e-commerce activity, manages all relationships and collects and pays commissions on sales generated, all at a cost that is lower than traditional online advertising programs. With a staff of 150, Commission Junction has headquarters in Santa Barbara, with sales offices in San Francisco, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Amsterdam, and Hong Kong. Visit the company's Web site for more information at www.cj.com. |
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