Q1Media's Network Attracts 58 Million Unique Visitors in January

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Q1Media announced today that its network of proprietary and partner websites attracted over 58 million unique visitors in January 2012. Q1Media is a leading digital advertising sales company focused on the 18 to 34 demographic. comScore, Inc., a leading source for digital business analytics, provided third-party verification of Q1Media's website traffic. "comScore's data validates our position as a trusted source for reaching a large and valuable audience of young adults," stated Bill Wiemann, CEO and founder of Q1Media.

Q1Media digital partner sites are premium niche web properties in categories relevant to the 18-34 demographic:  education, reference, music, movies, gaming and general entertainment. Q1Media's partner portfolio is made up of several hundred premium sites such as CheatCC.com, the largest independent gaming information site and elite student-oriented sites including BookRags.com, Shmoop.com, MyEdu.com and EasyBib.com.  Other partner properties include the Rogue Movie Network and the ArtistDirect Network.

Q1Media is also a leading sales agent for the AdExcite video network. AdExcite serves web publishers that use its proprietary video technology, the vPlayer and vSlider, to deliver custom video advertising. "Our partnership with AdExcite allows us to meet advertisers' rapidly growing demand for video ad units and gives the majority of web publishers with limited or no video content an easy way to generate incremental revenue," Wiemann said.

According to industry publication eMarketer, online video ad spending in the U.S. is expected to grow to $3.0 billion in 2012, up from $1.9 billion in 2011. Spending in this category is projected to increase to nearly $6 billion by 2015.

About Q1Media

Q1Media is a leading digital advertising group focused on connecting advertisers and brand managers with the 18 to 34 year old demographic. Q1Media creates custom online advertising campaigns and specializes in online video advertisements. The company's Student Lifestyle Network helps leading brands, colleges and universities reach high school and rising college students. Over 58 million unique visitors spend time every month on Q1Media's proprietary and publisher partner websites across the gaming, music, movie, student and entertainment categories. Founded in 2004, Q1Media is based in Austin, Texas. Its clients include Sony Ericsson, the United States Air Force, Fox Home Entertainment, Chevy and other digital marketers targeting the 18-34 demographic.

SOURCE Q1Media