SpeedNews adds web enhancements, expanding information, functionality, and advertising opportunities
1/17/2008
NEW YORK (January 17, 2008) - Penton Media's SpeedNews today introduced the relaunch of its
www.speednews.com Web site, offering visitors expanded information, improved search features and new advertising opportunities. SpeedNews is the industry leader in providing timely aviation news and data, as well as newsletters and conferences, for executives in the commercial, business and military aviation industries.
The enhanced Web site features improved navigation capabilities, allowing users to quickly and easily locate information, such as industry news and data, conference information and aircraft/engine/APU listings. Additionally, it offers expanded listings of aircraft for purchase or sale, with new online submission forms and enhanced site search functionality. In addition, the site now contains a user registration feature, providing access to newsletter subscriptions and data for registered users.
Improved advertising opportunities now allow companies to more specifically target ads to specific user groups, while increased optimization of the site provides better placement on search engine result pages. For more information on advertising opportunities, call (970) 203-2851, visit www.speednews.com or contact e-media manager Kevin Brucker at kevin.brucker@penton.com.
"The new Web site offers an improved design and easier navigation, while retaining that SpeedNews look and feel that's so familiar," said David Sisson, president and CEO of AirLiance Materials, LLC.
"I rate SpeedNews.com as one of the best Web sites available for its support of our Internet aviation business," added Bruce Madison of Madison Aviation Traders of Boise, Idaho.
SpeedNews produces leading aviation newsletters and conferences and is a definitive source for news and information in the commercial, business and military aviation industries. Its products include SpeedNews, SpeedNews Today, Defense Bi-Weekly, Aircraft Insider, SpeedNews This Week, four annual aviation conferences and SpeedNews.com.
SpeedNews is part of Penton Media's Information Data Products Group, which provides leading online and print products in industries including aviation, electronics and transportation. The division's offerings, used by 500,000 consumers and businesspeople, include more than 100 Web sites and online tools, which serve 3 million pages of online content each month.
Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
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