JAZD & Grand View Media Group Announce B2B Directory Partnership for the Processing and Fluid Handling Industries
Andover, MA -- July 21, 2009 -- JAZD Markets, the leader in online B2B directory service platforms, announced today that it will partner with Grand View Media Group, to provide B2B buyers with the most comprehensive online directory for the U.S. and global process manufacturing and flow control markets.
JAZD directories deliver complete listings of companies and products, deep industry content, user-generated ratings & reviews, geographic search, side-by-side product comparisons, downloadable product specifications, pricing and marketing literature, along with an array of social media tools for users to share information and network with peers.
“JAZD’s platform allows buyers and vendors in the process manufacturing and flow control industries the ability to truly connect online,” said Jamie Bedard, Founder and CEO at JAZD. “Our partnership provides Grand View Media’s clients with an engaging and functional Web 2.0 directory platform – far surpassing traditional directory solutions.”
Processing Magazine and Flow Control deliver unique and in-depth content to over 145,000 subscribers each month, including articles, case studies, product features and compelling guest columnists. With the introduction of user-generated industry and multimedia content to the new ProcessFlowDirect online marketplace, alongside deep, relevant vendor information, the company hopes to strengthen ties with the U.S. processing, global processing and fluid handling audiences and provide an engaging interactive channel with relevant and real-time results.
“Our partnership with JAZD gives Grand View Media the ability to provide a vital service to our audience,” said Barry Lovette, Vice President and General Manager, Grand View Media Group, EBSCO Industries, Inc. “Through enhanced microsites, interactive marketing and aggressive SEO programs, ProcessFlowDirect allows us to bring the first truly interactive marketplace to the process manufacturing world.”
About JAZD Markets
JAZD Markets is the leading B2B directory platform services company for B2B Trade Publishers, headquartered in Andover, MA. JAZD combines Directory placement, display advertising, lead generation, content integration, social media and vertical search into an innovative Marketing-as-a-Service (MaaS) directory platform where advertisers can measure and optimize the value from their online marketing spend. JAZD operates multiple online B2B directory markets under the brands: www.jazdchemicals.com, www.jazdlifesciences.com, www.jazdhealthcare.com, www.jazdhotels.com, www.jazdnightclubandbar.com, www.jazdtech.com, www.jazdcommunications.com, and www.jazdprocessing.com where buyers can easily find the right product/service.
About Grand View Media Group
Grand View Media Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, a multibillion-dollar international conglomerate based in Birmingham, Ala. Grand View Media Group specializes in consumer and business-to-business magazines, as well as custom publishing. The company currently publishes 15 titles and three directories covering the outdoors and business-to-business markets.
Grand View Media Group holds joint publishing ventures with some of the nation’s most widely recognized businesses and organizations to produce such magazine titles as Cabela’s Outfitter Journal; and Pro Bull Rider, the Official Magazine of the Professional Bull Riders Organization. The company’s consumer titles developed and launched by Grand View Media Group include Bowhunting World, Whitetail Journal, Predator Xtreme and Waterfowl & Retriever.
Grand View Media Group’s corporate headquarters are located in The Town of Mt. Laurel in Birmingham, Ala. The company also has offices located in Minneapolis, Minn., Albany, N.Y. and Scottsdale, Ariz.
Grand View Media Group’s parent company, EBSCO Industries, is No. 1 in the world in many publishing services, and is the leading distributor of magazines and publications to public and academic libraries in the U.S. and worldwide. EBSCO also is a leading distributor of magazines to reception rooms in the U.S., including doctors’ offices, medical clinics, dentists’ offices, beauty salons, barbershops, gyms, and automotive repair and oil change facilities. Along with Grand View Media Group’s existing national distribution streams, the company is poised to build unique, proprietary circulation and marketing programs and vehicles.
JAZD Press & Analyst Contact:
Viki Zabala
JAZD Markets
Tel: +1 978-474-6604
Email:
vzabala@jazdmarkets.com
