Clicksco Group was created in early 2011 to act as a group structure to link DistinctMEDIA, Click.net and Social360.com. All three companies operate in the paid search, shopping comparison, and affiliate marketing industries. As the first, and largest, company in the structure, DistinctMEDIA was created in late 2008 from the merger of shopping comparison specialists, Clickspace, with Dubai based, Forsight Publications.

From small beginnings, the business has grown to become of the largest global providers of paid search leads in both web search and shopping comparison. Now working directly with companies including Yahoo, Pricegrabber, and Valueclick Media, Clickso has a staff of more than 30 people with a head office operation in Dubai, and staff working from several countries around the world. In 2010, we had revenues of more than $60m.

DistinctMEDIA is the hear of the group of companies, operating a network of vertical search, content niche, and shopping comparison web sites in the US, UK, France and Germany, with new markets explored and brought online regularly.

Click.net was formed in 2009, as a syndication business, bringing skills and expertise in paid search to a wider audience. Offering search feeds and search products, from Yahoo and Pricegrabber, the company has grown from a standing start to a multi-million dollar revenue in less than 2 years.

Social360.com is the newest component of the group and aims to build a network of sites around lifestyle niches. Generating and attracting a repeat user base is central to the company aims. Monetisaton is primarily driven from CPA based affiliate partnerships with companies such as Amazon.com, Affiliate Window, Commission Junction, and others.

As Group CEO, I am responsible for strategy, partnerships and operations.