{"id":249179,"date":"2022-04-25T18:28:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatifmediagroup.com\/?p=249179"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:05:56","slug":"what-if-media-group-receives-significant-investment-from-abry-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatifmediagroup.com\/what-if-media-group-receives-significant-investment-from-abry-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"What If Media Group Receives Significant Investment From Abry Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/whatifmediagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/What-If-Abry_6.jpg&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;400px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(37,37,37,0.4)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|0px|50px|0px|true|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; title_text_align_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_text_align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; title_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|100px||100px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|30px|40px|30px|true|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title title=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><b>FORT LEE, NJ (April 25, 2022)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whatifmediagroup.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What If Media Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an award-winning performance marketing company is pleased to announce its significant investment from Abry Partners, a leading Boston-based private equity firm. Canaccord Genuity, a global investment banking company, served as the exclusive financial advisor to What If Media Group.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat If\u2019s data-driven customer acquisition solutions, combined with their world-class client service, deliver the best performance marketing outcomes in the industry. We are excited to partner with the What If team to support them as they continue on their exceptional growth trajectory,\u201d said Tyler Wick, Partner at Abry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With almost thirty years of experience, Abry Partners has extensive knowledge in the digital marketing sector. The transaction and new partnership will provide the catalyst for expanding What If\u2019s customer acquisition services to everyday-brand clients while solidifying its core value offerings.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh Gillon, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chief Executive Officer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of What If Media Group, said, &#8220;As one of the top PE firms in our industry, we feel that Abry&#8217;s investment is an incredible validation of our business model and the huge growth opportunities ahead of us. We are thrilled to have Abry as our partner as we continue to build our company and expand the base of advertisers who appreciate the value of the highly targeted audiences we are generating for them.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What If Media Group generates significant new customer acquisition and revenue growth for advertisers through AI-driven, cookieless, proprietary media. Through its O&amp;O properties, What If Media Group generates approximately 500,000 user registrations per day, which translates into millions of qualified clicks, leads, and calls for its large advertiser base. This also results in an enormous self-declared, opt-in consumer database that is 100% CCPA and TCPA-compliant with no reliance on cookies or third-party data providers, making What If Media Group one of the most unique and advantageous digital marketing companies in the industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seth Gottlieb, President, and Chief Visionary Officer commented, &#8220;We are super excited about the future of our company. In addition to the numerous growth channels in our core business, we believe that with the anticipated restrictions on third-party cookies, our first-party media and data will become even more valuable and important to brands who want to connect directly with their customers.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What If Media Group has long-term client relationships with a diverse group of prominent U.S. companies (some of whom are Fortune 500 companies) operating across many of the largest industry vertical markets, including financial services, insurance, and home services. With many organizations seeking modern, cookieless advertising solutions, the company is perfectly positioned for continued long-term success. Cofounders Josh Gillon and Seth Gottlieb will continue to lead What If Media Group in partnership with a deep management team and Abry Partners.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ready To See What Performance Marketing Can Do For You?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us show you how AI, data science, and our highly custom campaigns are redefining performance marketing and generating outstanding customer acquisition for brands. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whatifmediagroup.com\/get-started\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to contact What If Media Group today.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Abry Partners<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abry Partners is one of the most experienced and successful sector-focused private equity investment firms in North America. Since 1989, the firm has completed more than $90 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity or preferred equity placements. Currently, the firm manages more than $5 billion of capital across its active funds.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About What If Media Group<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2012, What If Media Group is an award-winning, performance-marketing company that enables the world&#8217;s leading brands to acquire valuable new customers at scale. 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