Livingly Media Recognized Among Fastest Growing Private Companies

NEW YORK - Sept. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- New York, Sept. 3 2014–Livingly Media, a digital lifestyle brand that owns and operates top-ranked sites Zimbio.com, StyleBistro.com and Lonny.com, today announced that it has been ranked among the fastest growing private companies in America on two different prestigious industry lists: the Inc. 5000 and AlwaysOn OnMedia100.

Inc. magazine ranked Livingly Media on its seventh annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a comprehensive look at an important segment of the economy—America’s entrepreneurs. Livingly Media joins LivingSocial, Edible Arrangements, CDW and Lifelock, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,” said Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg, of the companies on the list.

OnMedia 100 recognizes companies with game-changing approaches and technologies most likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Livingly Media was specially selected based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

“This year’s OnMedia 100 winners are building on successes in digital media and branching out into new territory,” said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “OnMedia 100 winners continue to open up new ways for consumers to connect with goods and services.  Innovation in the digital media sector shows no sign of slowing down, and we predict even more growth during the next few years.”

“We’re growing revenue more than 50% year-over-year and are poised for an even stronger 2015," said Tony Mamone, CEO of Livingly Media. “It’s an honor and great thrill to be included on these two lists. We have an unconventional approach to publishing which focuses on creating interactive content and features that get shared and drive massive engagement on social media sites.  We’ve launched three big hits in the last six month – personality quizzes, name generators, and trivia – all of which are optimized for success on Facebook, especially from mobile devices. Expect to see us doubling down on social and mobile opportunities for 2015.”

Livingly Media’s web properties attracted over 10 million referrals from social media sites last month – a more than 20x increase from the same period last year. Meanwhile, mobile traffic has grown to over 50% of all visits.

Livingly Media, Inc

Livingly Media is a digital media company that reaches more than 20 million monthly readers in the fashion and beauty, home and design and entertainment news categories. It currently publishes three websites: StyleBistro.com, Lonny.com and Zimbio.com and has offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.  Read more about the company at http://www.livingly.com

Inc. 500|5000

The Inc. 500|5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation's most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The 2014 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2010 to 2013. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2010. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2013.

AlwaysOn - OnMedia 100

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand connecting and informing the entrepreneurial community in the Global Silicon Valley. Founded by Red Herring founding editor, Tony Perkins in 2003, AlwaysOn’s mission is to continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, bloggers, and advertisers like no other media brand.