At 8BIT, we’re extremely excited to announce our acquisition of the Beacon Ad Network, the fastest growing Christian advertising network in the world. It’s been a busy start to the year, working out the details of the contract, and we think that our work with Beacon will continue to solidify it as the premiere advertising choice for Christian advertising.
From the Press Release:
8BIT today announced the acquisition of the Beacon Ad Network. Effective March 1st, the cash transaction combines the advertising expertise of Beacon with 8BIT’s extensive software development and blogging knowledge. Beacon is the worldʼs leading Christian advertising network, built to make connecting with a Christian audience easy for advertisers.
About Beacon
Beacon is an up-and-coming advertising network that connects Christian websites with Christian advertisers. We remove the pain of finding and analyzing advertising spots, and make it easy to bill and process advertisements. There are many aspects to buying and selling ads that most website owners would prefer to avoid, so we handle it for you instead.
Over 200 websites use Beacon, including Carlos Whittaker, The Gospel Coalition, and Michael Hyatt. New sites are admitted every day. Some of the top advertisers include Clover, The City by Zondervan, Christianity Today, and Crossway.
I was talking to an advertiser who uses Beacon, and she said that it makes it so much easier to find sites, since they’re all in one place. We’ve found that scouring the internet for the perfect ad space can be frustrating for marketers, and closing the deal is different for each site. By creating a unified process, advertisers can easily choose from our stable of websites.
If you haven’t used Beacon before, be sure to check it out at Beaconads.com.
Brian Notess says
Ummm… this is a pretty big deal.
Yet another way for you to get my moneys!
Congrats!
Stephen Bateman says
Yea we’re pretty excited, thanks Brian
Kevin Gilbert says
Wow! Congrats! Exciting times for you guys.
Stephen Bateman says
Very exciting indeed. Thanks Kevin.
Eric J says
wow cool i didn’t know you had that much cash!
John Saddington says
who would have thought that a little team of video game lovers actually run a legit business…? 😉
Jason Bradley says
Wow! Big announcement. First an LLC, then acquisitions. What next?! Congrats!
Jared Erickson says
sleep… hopefully 🙂
Jason Bradley says
What’s that? I think I need some myself 🙂
Dustin W. Stout says
That’s #AWESOME! (so awesome i hashtagged it) – I will definitely be using you when my blog grows up a bit. 😉
Stephen Bateman says
Nice, thanks Dustin, hope to see you around Beacon.
Ben says
Cool stuff! Yet another step to WORLD DOMINATION!
Congrats! (Is that the appropriate congratulatory saying for an Acquisition?)
John Saddington says
i would say so. 😉
Eric Dye says
The ground moved a little.
Kyle Reed says
this is pretty cool and makes complete sense that 8BIT is running Beacon.
Congrats guys
Andre says
Congrats guys, you already do a great job!
Brian Young says
Wow, congrats guys. I think great things are in store for this :).
Phillip Gibb says
Awesome guys, just awesome.
onward and upward
Jonathan Blundell says
*Maybe* this means Beacon will start taking sites/blogs that use sub-directories like mine?
casadeblundell.com/jonathan
I’ve been rejected two or three times because of the way my site is organized 🙁
Graham says
This is totally cool and I’m sad I’ve been so behind on my Google Reader that I’m just finding out about it now! I’m signing up for Beacon today! 🙂
Jim Gray says
hmph…wow…guys…this is freakin awesome…very nice job…i kept wondering why Stephen Batemen was sending emails about Beacon…