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marketing slogan action advertising website www.hydranetwork.com hydra group is an online advertising network operated by hydra group llc . it specializes in cost per action or cost per acquisition cpa pricing models . the network distributes targeted campaigns on behalf of advertisers through its affiliate network of website paid search incentive lead generation subscriber email and co registration publishers . advertisers are charged on a per result basis for verified sales new member signups qualified leads or other defined transaction . according to the company s website hydra group currently as of august 07 drives over 20 million visits to advertisers sites and more than 2 million transacting customers each month . 1 advertisers served include major direct marketers ecommerce and shopping web sites and fortune 500 brands . contents 1 history 2 services 3 awards and recognition 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the business was started in 2003 and is based in beverly hills california . the hydra name first appeared as hydra media group was used to cover all business units . performance ad network launched in october 2003 originally under the name lynxtrack . performance ad network renamed hydra network in october 2004 . hydra adcontrol suite of compliance tools introduced july 2007 . 2 hydra llc then hydramedia llc was named 10th in inc. magazine s 2007 the fastest growing private companies in america 3 hydra llc launched its cpa network called hydra elite in 2008 . 4 in 2010 the company terminated approximately 15 000 lower volume marketing partners reducing its active base to less than 2 000 . 5 services edit the company offers online publishers in its network the ability to choose and run cpa campaigns conversion tracking and payment of advertiser payouts earned . it also offers advertisers a turnkey system for delivering an online advertising message with costs based on measured results . 6 awards and recognition edit inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies list 2007 2008 7 8 top 10 fastest growing companies in los angeles two years in a row 2007 2008 9 number 31 on deloitte s 2008 technology fast 500 10 2009 internet advertising competition award for outstanding achievement in internet advertising 11 technology council of southern california s 2009 internet new media company of the year 12 see also edit affiliate marketing affiliate programs directories affiliate networks advertising network online advertising references edit hydra network signs three top tier advertisers retrieved july 2 2008 hydra network sets new compliance standard to minimize risk for advertisers running cpa priced campaigns . emediawire . 2007 06 28 . retrieved 2007 08 22 . the 2007 inc. 5000 hydra launches elite network within a network bringing full transparency to cpa retrieved july 2 2008 http www.prnewswire.com news releases hydra sets new quality standard in cpa market by refining publisher and advertiser base 87223412.html lee kevin 2006 11 03 . the cmo s guide to cpa cpc and cpm . clickz . retrieved 2007 08 22 . http www.inc.com inc5000 2007 company profile.html id 200700100 http www.inc.com inc5000 2008 company profile.html id 200802110 hydra wins top honors in los angeles business journal s 100 fastest growing private companies for second year in row . business wire . 2008 11 17 . http www.deloitte.com dtt cda doc content us tmt 2008technologyfast500winners.pdf http www.iacaward.org iac winner.asp eid 6769 http www.tcosc.org site c.jejniroxerh b. 3671373 k. 9efa industry awards.htm external links edit hydra group website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hydra network & oldid 670570140 categories affiliate marketinginternet advertising services and affiliate networkshidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2007all articles needing additional referenceswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2010 navigation menu personal tools 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