It sadden's me to find out a company I recently just left will be closing down most of its major operations today. The rest will follow on December 16th of this month. I had worked for them for over 3 years starting as a base level web developer and grew into a Lead Senior Web Developer. Over the years they definitely had there bumps in the road. It is unfortunate that they could not make it past what was always told to us. "We are not going anywhere." Taylor Corporation assured us that we were a center product and that we were a necessity.
Unfortunately GM is coming to a close and the work I had done over the last three years will now be gone forever.
News Release:
"Get Married has a passionate bridal audience and an outstanding team," said Anita Brady, President of the privately held company, citing productivity and revenue gains over the last year. Despite these successes, however, the company has been challenged by the economic downturn, particularly in print media, as well as the small scale of its operations and capitalization relative to its competitors.
The decision came after a lengthy business and investor review. "I'm saddened by this outcome," Ms. Brady adds. "But we're grateful for the enthusiasm of our visitors and readers, and the loyalty of advertisers who have supported us over the years." To that end, advertisers will continue to be served online through mid-December and in the current issue of Get Married Magazine (Winter 2011), on newsstands through January 16, 2012. The company will also support all of its current sweepstakes through completion, including "America's Top Bride."
Get Married Media is a national publisher that connects brides with local and national wedding vendors and experts through entertainment and news. Get Married Magazine has a distribution of 200,000 and is also published digitally. The online portal at www.GetMarried.com offers a wedding shop, videos, articles, image galleries and wedding planning tools.
SOURCE Get Married Media, Inc.
My heart goes out to all my friends who were working when they got the news. I will definitely be posting more about my experience working with GM. I am sure there is lots to be learned from GetMarried.com as most of the sites out their reporting this seem to understand this.
More to come.
