Boats.com
| boats.com | |
|---|---|
| Web address |
www |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available in | 8 |
| Owner | Dominion Enterprises |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Online |
boats.com is a Norfolk, Virginia-based online advertising website.[1] In addition to Norfolk, boats.com has operations in Seattle, Washington, Fareham, Padova and Berlin.[2] The company has websites in 9 markets and 8 languages, listing over 350,000 boats in approximately 150 countries.
History
- boats.com, Inc was founded in 1999, a private, venture capital funded business located at Pier 38, The Embarcadero, in San Francisco. In August, a venture capital funding round generated 21 million dollars second-round investment.[3]
- January 2000, boats.com, Inc. agrees from The Cobalt Group (NASDAQ: CBLT) to acquire YachtWorld.com, a popular online yachting marketplace, the first Internet content deal within the boating industry.[4]
- May 2004, British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards.[5]
- In September 2004, Boats.com, Inc was purchased by Trader Publishing Company,[6] a joint business venture of Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises.
- September 2006, Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises split the assets of Trader Publishing and YachtWorld became part of Dominion Marine Media, a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises, LLC which was in turn a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises.
- January 2013, the Royal Yachting Association launched the RYA Classifieds service which is powered by boats.com.[7]
- Today, Ian Atkins is Senior Vice-President and General Manager at Dominion Marine Media which includes the three leading marine brands of YachtWorld, Boat Trader and boats.com.[8]
References
- ↑ Dominion Enterprises. "Company Information". Dominion Enterprises. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ Business Week. "Company Information". Business Week. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ PR News Wire. "Boats.com Secures $21 Million Second-Round Investment From Top Venture Capital, Marine and Technology Businesses". IBI News. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ PR News Wire. "Boats.com Acquires YachtWorld.com". PR News Wire. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ BMF. "British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards". Bristish Marine. Retrieved 18 March 2015 2013. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ IBI News. "Company Information". IBI News. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ RYA. "RYA launches new 'RYA Classifieds' powered by boats.com". Royal Yachting Association (RYA). Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Dominion Enterprises. "Company History". Dominion Enterprises. Retrieved 12 December 2013.