National Lampoon Jumps Into E-Commerce Business With JerkassClothing.com
December 11 2008 - 8:20AM
Business Wire
National Lampoon, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: NLN), the most widely
recognized brand in comedy, announced today that it has acquired
JerkassClothing.com, a company specializing in youth and college
oriented t-shirts. This is the first e-commerce site acquired by
the company, and follows a string of online acquisitions by
National Lampoon. The acquisition of JerkassClothing.com also
represents National Lampoon�s new push into branded apparel and
merchandise, and will help the company leverage its brand into
merchandise sales worldwide. JerkassClothing.com will now be the
primary retailer--both �bricks and mortar� or web based--to carry
National Lampoon branded clothing. �We are always looking to expand
our business, revenue, and brand in innovative new ways,� said
National Lampoon Chief Executive Officer Daniel Laikin. �The
acquisition of JerkassClothing.com gives National Lampoon another
way online to potentially generate substantial revenue, while
connecting with our audience.� The Jerkass Clothing Company is
based in Milwaukee and was created in 2005 by Richard Lorbach. He
started the company by designing and printing shirts locally before
taking the business online and offering the t-shirts worldwide. The
company currently produces over 100 designs in styles including
�Coast to Coast State Slogans,� �Too Cool For School,� and �Vintage
Tavern Tees.� They will now create a new line for National Lampoon
themed merchandise. �We are great fans of National Lampoon and are
thrilled to be able to bring its unique blend of humor to the
marketplace. We think the shirts will be very popular with the
college crowd and beyond,� said Lorbach. This follows the
acquisitions by National Lampoon of DrunkUniversity.com,
CollegeHangover.com, and Comedy Express, and the more recent
acquisitions of AllModelZone.com and ZingFu.com. These acquisitions
reinforce the company�s strategy of building niche and branded
online networks, with a focus on owning a significant portion of
the sites and traffic. The company�s current online networks
include the National Lampoon Humor Network, the Drunk University
Network and the ZAZ Network with plans in place to expand to
additional verticals and increase traffic, affiliates, impressions,
and advertising revenue. About National Lampoon National Lampoon,
Inc. (AMEX: NLN) has been a dominant force in the US comedy world
for almost 40 years, and is currently active in a broad array of
media and entertainment segments. These include feature films,
television programming, online and interactive entertainment, home
video, audio, and book publishing. The Company also owns interests
in all major National Lampoon properties, including National
Lampoon�s Animal House, the National Lampoon Vacation series and
National Lampoon�s Van Wilder. National Lampoon reaches nearly one
in four of all 18 to 24 year old college students in America today.
The Company has three core operating divisions: National Lampoon
Films, which includes production along with theatrical and video
distribution of feature films; College Marketing Division; and
National Lampoon Networks, providing humor content through a number
of platforms. These include its National Lampoon College TV
network, the National Lampoon Humor Network - the most trafficked
humor sites on the web, Toga TV.com - the company�s broadband
channel, the Drunk University Network, the new ZAZ Network, and the
National Lampoon Video Network, which includes channels on YouTube,
AOL, Yahoo, Joost, and a number of digital video platforms across
the Internet. These are all anchored by the award winning comedy
website www.nationallampoon.com.
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