John Ferber wrote an affiliate-tracking software program in 1997. His brother, Scott Ferber, drew a picture of how that software could be used online to pair corporate advertisers and website publishers.
"The chart that my brother drew to get me to give him 50% of the company." - John Ferber (30:00)
Together, based on John’s software and Scott’s drawing, the Ferber brothers built the largest ad network based on an at-the-time new concept of cost-per-click advertising. When they sold the company to AOL/Time Warner in 2004, Advertising.com reached 90 percent of people on the Internet, an average of 20 times per day.
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John Ferber is chairman and co-founder of Domain Holdings, a technology company focused on maximizing domain name portfolio value by creating development, management and monetization solutions.
John, along with his brother Scott, co-founded Advertising.com in late 1998 and sold to AOL/Time Warner in 2004. John also participated in ABC’s TV series “Secret Millionaire” in 2011, helping unsung heroes in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles make a difference in their community.
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