Great news for Affiliate marketing in the CEE region. VIVnetworks.com clients can gain even more since 10.11.2022 thanks to the integration of our company into CJ, the largest performance marketing network in the world.
It is the culmination of 12 years of cooperation with our colleagues at CJ, where clients have been able to use their great technology for their affiliate programs. All 1231 e-Shops we have in our network to date get even better support and more options thanks to the connection with Publicis Groupe (which CJ is part of their group and so is now VIVnetworks). We are now part of technology teams, marketing teams and teams for international clients. Thanks to our expertise in the CEE region (our team of 50+ colleagues speaking 16 different native languages) we can ensure the best service and local knowledge in individual CEE countries. Additionally, our clients expanding into Western Europe and beyond have a similar team available in each country. I am very much looking forward to presenting our clients with new possibilities in data processing, attribution and other news.
We thus ensured even faster support for our publishers (partners), thanks to access to the backend of the CJ platform. Many things can now be solved here at VIVnetworks without the help of our colleagues at CJ. Furthermore, we can support them in cooperation with any CJ client, anywhere in the world. We get more detailed information about the new possibilities of publishers who are successful in other markets, and our CEE partners can be inspired to develop their business according to the latest trends.
Last but not least, this acquisition is a great opportunity for our team, which is already among the best in the world (according to CJ and their comparisons in the world). Our team will now undergo training on more advanced technologies to be able to offer clients and partners everything that is available in CJ.
Vladan Hejnic,
Founder & CEO
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Press Release
Publicis Groupe buys the Czech agency VIVnetworks and creates the world’s largest solution for affiliate marketing
VIVnetworks, one of the largest affiliate marketing agencies in Central and Eastern Europe, will be integrated into the CJ performance marketing platform of the Publicis Groupe communications group.
Clients will benefit from an internationally operating performance platform and localized trusted services that drive business transformation.
Munich; November 14, 2022 – Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] today announces the acquisition of the Czech company VIVnetworks, a leading affiliate marketing agency in Central and Eastern Europe. With a portfolio of more than 900 clients from 27 countries, VIVnetworks helps e-commerce brands strengthen their performance marketing activities to achieve higher sales and faster growth in Central and Eastern Europe and globally.
Worldwide advertising spending in affiliate marketing is $14 billion and growing. They are expected to reach $15.7 billion by 2024. Affiliate marketing is increasingly becoming an important part of the sales ecosystem, where technologies and partnerships blend to create beneficial engagement in the buying process and drive profitable growth.
VIVnetworks will integrate with CJ, the global performance marketing platform of the communications group Publicis Groupe.
Together, they will provide the world’s largest solution for performance-oriented affiliate marketing. In partnership with the Profitero and CitrusAd platforms, which Publicis Groupe also recently acquired, as well as its Epsilon identity solution, this enhanced affiliate marketing competence will enhance Publicis Groupe’s overall commerce offering. Also, because it will use their detailed information about consumers and products to provide personalized offers, rewards and recommendations across the entire shopping journey. Thanks to the Power of One approach, Publicis Groupe will also offer its clients internationally functioning and proven access to the best services and technologies in the field of affiliate marketing.
The combined capabilities of CJ and VIVnetworks will create unique opportunities for global brands and publishers to activate and grow in CEE markets, while helping those expanding from the region into international markets. It will also serve as a regional hub “Center of Excellence” for advertisers, publishers and agencies, providing strategic advice through dedicated teams focused on data science, product development, publisher development and fraud prevention. At the same time, there will be an official merger of two companies that have been cooperating with each other for many years and together create award-winning programs in the field of affiliate marketing.
VIVnetworks will be integrated into CJ’s market for continental Europe and will operate under the leadership of Tobias Allgeyer (Senior Vice President EMEA) based in Munich. VIVnetworks founders Vladan Hejnic (CEO) and Robert Studený (COO) will join CJ’s executive management for Central and Eastern Europe.
Mayuresh Kshetramade, CEO, CJ, said:
“Ten years ago at CJ, we started working with VIVnetworks to take advantage of their extensive experience in affiliate marketing in Central and Eastern Europe. I am pleased to say that this collaboration continues to be very successful. VIVnetworks has not only developed its expert services in this region, but has also helped shape the entire affiliate industry. Now under the unified CJ banner, VIVnetworks and CJ will fully connect to help our advertiser, publisher and agency clients win in business using unrivaled regional and global performance marketing expertise backed by our internationally recognized data capabilities, technology and partnership.”
Vladan Hejnic, Founder and CEO, VIVnetworks said:
“The integration of VIVnetworks into CJ brings together expertise. CJ is a global performance network and technology platform with local expertise around the world. By joining CJ, the VIVnetworks team will further strengthen its competences and become a major force in Central and Eastern Europe, which will benefit the clients of VIV, CJ and the global clients of Publicis Groupe. In addition to CJ’s ability to offer our advertising partners an actionable overview of trends, best-practices and knowledge of local markets around the world, through CJ’s expert teams, our advertisers will also gain better access to Publicis Group’s know-how in the field of business transformation – for example in the field of data science, products, development, publisher development and fraud prevention.”
About Publicis Groupe – The Power of One
Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] is a global leader in communications. It offers clients comprehensive services from consulting to implementation in the field of marketing and business transformation. Publicis Groupe is an important partner of its clients in the transformation to strengthen personalization at scale. The group relies on ten areas of expertise concentrated in four main areas of activity: communication, media, data and technology. Thanks to a unified and flexible organizational structure, its clients have easy access to all expertise in all markets. Publicis Groupe is present in more than 100 countries and employs approximately 96,000 professionals.
