To our Customers and Friends:

Some of you may have heard by now that we’ve been acquired by a group of leading U.S. media companies.  Last week, a consortium of eight media companies announced the launch of a common online shopping platform to help advertisers reach consumers making purchasing decisions. The companies are: Advance Digital; A. H. Belo Corporation; Cox Media Group; Gannett Co., Inc.; Hearst Corporation; MediaNews Group; The McClatchy Company, and The Washington Post Co. This new venture includes the acquisition of Travidia. The new company will adopt our Find n SaveTM brand and furnish local daily newspaper sites with Find n SaveTM branded shopping portals and other shopping content. 

This is truly exciting news for Travidia and its team.  The corporation and its assets are intact and are now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the new joint venture company formed and owned by the consortium.  The management team and all employees have been retained, and will be extremely focused on rolling out 200+ affiliates in the coming months.  Fortunately, the team has tremendous experience launching websites and markets, as we have grown to over 700 websites over the past few years.  It was this expertise, the team and our technical platform that made the acquisition so attractive to our new owners and partners.

I’ve seen Travidia grow from its inception 11 years ago to a vital provider of products and services for over 800 local media customers.  Our vision has always remained the same; to be the company that connects consumers to advertisers through local media.  With our recent acquisition and assistance from with our new owners, our vision continues and will accelerate and expand.  For Travidia, its employees and our numerous partners, this means more opportunity, more growth and most importantly, the collective guidance of an industry poised for tremendous growth in digital marketing.

Thanks for to all of you for your support over the years and your continued interest in Travidia.

- Randy