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Aufeminin
Type of site
Web portal
Available inFrench
OwnerTF1 (78.43%)
CEOMarie-Laure Sauty de Chalon,
Key people
  • Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon, Chief Executive Officer
  • Agnès Alazard, Sales Director
  • Christophe Decker, Technology and Innovation Director
  • Patrick Caetano, Administrative and Finance Director
  • Cyrille Geffray, Smart AdServer Director
  • Delphine Groll, Communications Director
IndustryMedia, internet, digital, mobile, social networks, marketing
Revenue87,2M€ (2014) +45% (current scope), +16% (constant scope)
Employees455 (on the 31/12/2014)
URLaufeminin.com
Launched1999 (25 years ago) (1999)

Aufeminin is a digital media group based in Paris, France, founded in 1999. It is 78.43% owned by the TF1 (Télévision Française 1 S.A) and is publicly traded by Euronext Paris in compartment B. (MNEMO : FEM).

The group operates in 21 countries, publishing editorial and community-based content for women, including brands such as Netmums. In 2011, aufeminin launched Womenology, a research group on marketing to women.

In 2015 the group acquired US-based media group Livingly Media, including the sites Zimbio and Lonny. In June 2015, the group achieved close to 132 million unique worldwide visitors per month, and more than 7 million members on their social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest).[1][additional citation(s) needed]

History and operations

In 1999, Anne-Sophie Pastel, Marc-Antoine Dubanton and Cyril Vermeulen created the website aufeminin.com. In July 2000, the company became publicly traded and launched Smart Adserver, an independent ad serving software. In 2006, aufeminin.com bought the French cooking website, Marmiton.org.[2] On 26 June 2007, the founder and her two partners sold the company to Germany's Axel Springer Group,[3] one of the leading media organisations in Europe, with headquarters in Berlin. In 2008, aufeminin.com acquired Onmeda, Germany's N°1 health site [4] Since 1 June 2010, Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon has directed the aufeminin group as CEO,[5] succeeding Bertrand Stephann. In 2011, the group purchased Netmums,[6] the N°1 parenting site in the UK, followed by EtoileCasting in 2012,[7] and also acquired 60% of My Little Paris in 2013.[8]

In 2014, aufeminin removed the ".com" from its name and logo, both on its website and on other media (mobile, tablet, video, social networks, print) as well as in areas of brand publishing, e-commerce and events (competitions, exhibitions, training).

In February 2015, the group announced its acquisition of the Livingly Media company,[9] one of the top 25 digital editors of lifestyle content in the US, including the sites Zimbio and Lonny.

On April 21, 2015 the aufeminin group announced the sale of its adtech subsidiary Smart Adserver to private equity firm Cathay Capital.[10]

On 12 December 2017, Axel Springer signs option agreement for the sale of its stake in aufeminin group to TF1 Télévision Française 1 S.A [11]

Brands and media

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The group holds brands for women in France and abroad:

Events

The aufeminin group organises events, including:

References

  1. ^ Google Analytics June 2015
  2. ^ Press release http://www.aufeminin.com/corporate/communiques/20061122_CP_AugmentationCapitalMarmiton_en.pdf Archived 28 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Press release http://www.aufeminin.com/corporate/communiques/20070720-as-af-en.pdf Archived 10 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Press release http://www.aufeminin.com/corporate/communiques/cp_acquisition_v5_uk.pdf Archived 12 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Press release http://www.aufeminin.com/corporate/communiques/20100601_CP_marielaure_en.pdf Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Press release http://www.aufeminin.com/corporate/communiques/cp-aufeminin_en.pdf Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Press release http://corporate.aufeminin.com/sites/corporate.aufeminin.com/files/CP_auFeminin_acquisition%20Etoile%20Casting%20V4%20EN.pdf[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Press Release http://corporate.aufeminin.com/sites/corporate.aufeminin.com/files/aufeminin-mlp-en-2.pdf Archived 31 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Press release http://corporate.aufeminin.com/sites/corporate.aufeminin.com/files/PR_aufeminin_acquisition_Livingly_Media_ENG%20180215.pdf Archived 6 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ press release http://corporate.aufeminin.com/sites/corporate.aufeminin.com/files/PR_aufeminin_sale_SmartAdServer_final_version.pdf Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Axel Springer signs option agreement for the sale of its stake in aufeminin group to Télévision Française 1 S.A. Axel Springer SE". Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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