AllHipHop.com Joins Track Entertainment to Form New Urban Division
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New Division Means Extended Reach into Trendsetting Urban Lifestyle
Demographic Both Online & Offline
NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- AllHipHop.com, the premiere online
destination for urban news, lifestyle, and music related content, and Track
Entertainment, an entertainment and media company that connects brands and
consumers through events and digital programs, have joined forces to form a
new urban division within Track Entertainment. This move combines the online
reach of AllHipHop.com with Track's digital portfolio and twenty years of
event marketing expertise. The combined traffic of both AllHipHop.com and
Track will give advertisers access to more than 5 million monthly unique
visitors and over 200 million page views from 18-34 year-old lifestyle
consumers.
Through this unique partnership, Track will be involved in online advertising
sales for AllHipHop.com and oversee all event marketing opportunities and
initiatives, including AllHipHop's signature "AllHipHop Week" events. Track &
AllHipHop will also be introducing new and exciting offline programs created
and sponsored by the AllHipHop brand name. This strategic relationship gives
AllHipHop.com access to Track's invaluable relationships with corporate
advertisers while also extending Track's online reach, offering advertisers a
one-stop media solution to reach the 18-34 year-old lifestyle segment. The new
partnership will give clients access to integrated multi-layered campaigns
that combine online media with experiential offline marketing opportunities.
Chuck Creekmur, CEO of AllHipHop.com says "choosing a competent strategic
partner is always something that we are very diligent about. There is no
doubt that Track Entertainment possesses all the necessary qualifications for
us to expand our brand presence and offerings in the most low-cost and high
impact manner. We've seen great improvements thus far as we introduce new
products and services to our users, and we look forward to continued success
with our new partners at Track Entertainment."
"AllHipHop.com is a perfect complement to our portfolio," said Andrew Fox, CEO
of Track Entertainment. "With their online reach and unparalleled access to
the urban trendsetting community and Track's existing corporate relationships
and execution capabilities, the remainder of 2009 should be very exciting for
all of us."
Partnering with Track provides AllHipHop.com the ability to leverage the
AllHipHop brand to expand into events, music tours, and other global branding
opportunities while still focusing on enhancing its core offering of urban
news and information online.
This new relationship affords Track with the ability to directly and
authentically connect to this audience and also implementing creative revenue
opportunities for not only Track and AllHipHop, but innovative strategies for
advertising clients. The combined reach of Track Entertainment and
AllHipHop.com will now give advertisers access to the largest group of active
18-34 year-old lifestyle consumers online who have yielded more than 200
million page views across their combined properties per month. Track's
existing online brands include Clubplanet.com (the largest nightlife directory
in North America with over 2 million members), doyoulookgood.com,
nocheLatina.com, CoolJunkie.com, Wantickets.com, and NewYears.com.
For integrated advertising opportunities with Track Entertainment, please
contact Jared Heiman @ (212) 921-2100 / jheiman@trackentertainment.com or
Caleb Hannabury @ (877) 499-5111 x86 / caleb@allhiphop.com.
About AllHipHop.com
AllHipHop.com is the #1 online destination for Hip-Hop news, reviews and
industry insights. AllHipHop.com is the brainchild of "Grouchy" Greg Watkins
and Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur. The website was launched in 1998 and has become
the premier Hip-Hop/urban news provider on the web. The site features daily
updates, interviews, reviews and a fast growing community, sharing news and
views of their own. Sources as varied as CNN, The Associated Press, The
O'Reilly Factor, XXL Magazine, VIBE and the New York Daily News all regularly
use AllHipHop.com's pages.
Since 1998, the site has also been an innovator in the mobile field,
delivering daily news alerts to over 300,000 music industry taste makers and
Hip-Hop lovers' phones and emails. Essence Magazine noted AHH as 1 of the 4
top music websites among YouTube.com and MySpace.com in the June 2007 issue
and VIBE Magazine in its annual Juice issue, ranked AHH as #29 out of the top
100 music industry leaders. AllHipHop.com is the only urban site to expand its
reach outside of the internet.
About Track Entertainment
Track Entertainment is a privately-owned entertainment and media company that
connects brands and consumers through events, television, digital media, and
lifestyle marketing. Track offers advertisers a turn-key solution with the
ability to reach up to 10 million 18-34 year-old consumers on a monthly basis.
Track's ownership of digital properties, and the need to market its digital
brands to a trendsetting demographic, keeps Track's finger on the pulse of
cutting edge culture.
Track owns and operates the largest group of nightlife and lifestyle brands in
North America including Cluplanet.com, the largest nightlife directory in
North America; nocheLatina.com, a Latin lifestyle and entertainment portal for
2nd generation U.S. Hispanics; Wantickets.com, the dominant online ticketing
solution for the nightlife industry; and NewYears.com, the number one online
destination for New Year's related events and tickets.
Track Entertainment Media Contact:
Marie Assante
R. Couri Hay Creative Public Relations
Marie@rcourihaycpr.com
212-580-0835
SOURCE AllHipHop.com
Marie Assante, R. Couri Hay Creative Public Relations, +1-212-580-0835,
Marie@rcourihaycpr.com
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