Matador Network

Matador Network
Type of business Private company
Type of site
Travel & Lifestyle
Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Founded January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30)[1]
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
Key people Ross Borden, CEO
David Miller, Senior-Editor
Slogan(s) "Travel is people", #travelstoke
Website MatadorNetwork.com
Alexa rank 5,594 (December 2014)[2]
Registration Optional
Current status Active

Launched in 2006 by Ross Borden and Ben Polansky as a social network for travelers, Matador Network is a media company and content creation studio.[3] Matador has been ranked by Skift as one of the top 25 consumer travel media sites in the world and "the most successful media brand on social media [in the travel industry]."[4][5]

In addition to the English site Matadornetwork.com, Matador publishes content in Spanish and Portuguese, and has recently developed a full production house for branded content.[6][7][8]

Custom content & social media marketing

Matador Network is an industry leader at destination marketing and custom content, with staff regularly invited to speak at travel industry conferences, such as ITB,[9] WTM,[10] TBEX,[11] and ATTA.[12] Matador's clients include brands such as Intel,[13] SanDisk,[14] General Mills (Nature Valley),[15] and numerous destinations.

MatadorU

In 2009 Matador Network started MatadorU, an online school for travel journalism.[16] MatadorU offers course in travel writing, travel photography, and travel filmmaking. In 2010, Matador Network acquired Glimpse from National Geographic.[17][18]

Publishing

Matador has published two books:

Production

Matador produces original video content:

Awards

References

  1. "MatadorNetwork.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. "MatadorNetwork.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  3. Matador Network (2014-02-25). "Updated: Matador Network". Matador Network. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  4. Rafat Ali, Skift (2013-11-18). "The Top 28 Consumer Travel Media Sites Around The World". Skift. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  5. Jason Clampet, Skift (2014-02-04). "Updated: 21 Travel Media Brands That Lead on Social Media". Skift. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  6. "Matador en español". Matador en español. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  7. "Matador Brazil". 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  8. "Matador Media House". Matador Network. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  9. "ITB Berlin Convention - Convention Program". itb-kongress.de. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  10. "EasyJet CEO to speak at WTM 2012". Wtmlondon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  11. "Ross Borden - TBEX". Tbexcon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  12. "Summit Agenda | Adventure Travel Trade Association". Adventuretravel.biz. 1999-11-01. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  13. "Intel". Social Chorus. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  14. "SanDisk: Telling Life's Stories From Memory". Nfusion.com. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  15. "The Nature Project". Matador Network. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  16. Yun, Brenda (2009-08-26). "Matador Network launches new travel writing school". Gadling.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  17. "Nick Fitzhugh". The D-Word. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  18. "Glimpse Correspondents Program". SalaamGarage. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  19. "Best Places to Party on Spring Break". Outside. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  20. "No Foreign Lands: 100 of the Most Inspirational Travel Quotes of All Time by Matador Network — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  21. "Behind-the-scenes with Matador". HeckticTravels. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  22. "Announcing: The Winners of Skifties 2015 Social Media Awards for Travel Brands | Skifties, from Skift". September 1, 2015.
  23. "WINNERS | Skifties, from Skift". December 17, 2014.
  24. "GoMedia Canada Online Newsroom". Gomedia.travmedia.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  25. "2011 List of Winners". Satwf.com. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  26. "2010 List of Winners". Satwf.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
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