June 7, 2010
- GMO Internet Group
June 7, 2010
Press Release
GMO AD Partners, Inc.
GMO Mobile, Inc.
GMO mobile to Take over Operation of Sweet Magazine Boosting Online Newsletter Distribution to 2.35 million Members
Tokyo – June 7, 2010 -- GMO mobile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMO Internet Group company, GMO AD Partners, announces that following an agreement reached today with Yumemi, Inc. it will take over Yumemi’s mobile newsletter distribution site, Sweet Magazine The transaction is due to be completed on July 1, 2010.
About the Transfer of Sweet Mgazine to GMO mobile
GMO mobile already operates the mobile newsletter distribution web site merumo (930,000 members*1). Adding Sweet magazine (1.42 million members*2) to its mobile media stable will widen the company’s reach to 2.35 million, making GMO mobile one of the largest mobile newsletter distributors in Japan.
Going forward, we plan to launch a new business initiative with consolidated advertising rates for the two services and broader distribution ability. Currently we intend to maintain the two brands separately.
About Sweet Magazine
The Sweet magazine mobile newsletter distribution website provides a free platform where people who want to distribute information and people who want to receive information can connect. Since it was launched in May 2006 the service has continued to grow in popularity among young women in their teens and twenties. Over 1 million newsletter titles have been produced through the site. The site currently has 1.42 million members, and delivers 35 million newsletters each month.
*1 Membership as of 5/2010
*2 Total membership of both services
Related Links (All links to Japanese language websites unless otherwise indicated)
Merumo: http://merumo.ne.jp/
Sweet magazine: http://agw.st/
Media Inquiries
GMO mobile
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GMO Internet Group PR
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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, ecommerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449).
GMO AD Partners, Inc.
Company Name | GMO AD Partners, Inc. http://www.gmo-ap.jp/ (OSE Hercules: 4784) |
Location | 1-10-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Shintaro Takahashi |
Business Description | - Internet Advertising |
Capital | 1.301 billion yen |
GMO Mobile Inc.
Company Name | GMO Mobile, Inc. http://www.gmo-mobile.jp/ |
Location | 1-10-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Shintaro Takahashi |
Business Description | - Mobile media |
Capital | 10 million yen |
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name | GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en (TSE First Section Code: 9449) |
Location | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Masatoshi Kumagai |
Business Description | - Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce - Internet Media |
Capital | 1.27 billion yen |