G/O Digital

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G/O Digital is an American company that sells digital marketing solutions^[buzzword] to local businesses and franchises in the United States. As of April 2016, the company had more than 482 employees. G/O Digital (pronounced “Geo Digital”) is a TEGNA Inc. company under the TEGNA Digital umbrella, with such brands as Cars.com, Cofactor, and CareerBuilder. The company is led by President and CEO, Tim Fagan.

In November 2018, G/O Digital discontinued most of its operations. The remainder of the company was rolled up and rebranded into its parent company, under the flag TEGNA Marketing Solutions.

History[]

G/O Digital began as a division of Gannett Co., Inc. and was named GannettLocal. In 2013, its name was changed to G/O Digital and combined digital advertising and marketing assets, BLiNQ, ShopLocal, Key Ring, Gannett Local and DealChicken, under the newly formed digital marketing agency G/O Digital.^[1] G/O Digital operates from existing offices in Phoenix, Ariz. and Nashville, Tenn. In 2015, G/O Digital's parent company, Gannett,^[2] spun off its publishing business and changed its name to TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA). TEGNA is composed of media and digital businesses. The spun-off publishing business retained the name Gannett Co., Inc.

Awards and partnerships[]

• Google Adwords Premier SMB Partner^[3]
• Bing Partner ^[4]
• International Franchise Association Supplier Forum ^[5]
• Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities Allied Plus Member ^[6]
• BBB ^[7]
• 2016 Kenshoo Infinity Award - Local Search for Unitek ^[8]
• 22nd Annual Communicator Award for Online Advertising & Marketing - Award of Distinction - Email Marketing - Ken Wilson Ford Achieves $3.2M in Email Marketing Success ^[9]
• 22nd Annual Communicator Award for Online Advertising & Marketing - Award of Distinction - Social Media - Pinot's Palette: Growth through Social Strategy ^[9]
• 2016 Hermes Creative Award - Gold Award - Social Marketing Campaign - The Pulse Boutique: Facebook ads transform The Pulse Boutique from a side job to a profitable online business.^[10]
• 2016 American Marketing Association Phoenix Spectrum Award - Data/Market Research Award: Market Research.^[11]
• 2015 Content Marketing Awards - Best native advertising/Sponsored Client - Leveraging Content to Connect & Break Through the Clutter by G/O Digital.^[12]
• 2015 PR Daily's Content Marketing Awards - Infographics - Honorable Mention ^[13]

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