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Lycos IBSYS Partnership

Matchmaker's domestic partnerships included many different companies, but Internet Broadcasting Systems brought a whole new dimention to our partnerships. Not only did the project include online advertising, Matchmaker launched it's first set of comericals in almost three years.

Shortly after our initial deal with IBSYS, COX television joined the IBSYS network. Immediately we began working out and extension to our pertnership to include the COX television component.

 

Advertising

The Matchmaker partnership was built into two major components, online and offline advertising.

Online Advertising:

My goal was to make Matchmaker the exclusive dating partner for the IBSYS network. All dating and relationships links would send traffic to Matchmaker.com. The premium service of Matchmaker would provide a strong compliment to the already impressive set of IBSYS service offerings and partnerships.

Banner placements were the first foce of the advertising. IBSYS runs standard banner advertiments across their network on the individual pages. theis advertising is rotated with other partners. Key searchs and sections of the network will cause a Matchmaker pop up advertisment as well.

The main menu bar at the top of each IBSYS page includes a "Dating" link. This link takes users to a page focused on online dating and connected directly to Matchmaker. Many users of the IBSYS network of sites are confortable with IBSYS formats but not familiar with external websites. Using this pass through page allows users to feel confortable before they move on to Matchmaker. I developed these pages according to IBSYS specs to give users the fastest look inot and then onto Matchmaker. Using Search boxes and actualy success story photos ads to Matchmakers credibility.

Offline Advertising:

Under Matchmaker direction, a set of comericals were created using local personalities from each television region. They are 15 second intros into the Matchmaker concept by local new anchors.

 

Overall the IBSYS partnership is a huge success and can be used as a template for other deals.

 

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Banner Placements

"Dating" link

 

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