Condé Nast was one of the first British publishers on the Internet and has carved itself a reputation for being among the very best. The Interactive division launched ahead of the pack in 1995, with daily-updated websites for Vogue and GQ. As more sites followed - including those accompanying the company's newest magazines (CNTraveller.com in 1997, Glamour.com in 2001 and EasyLivingmagazine.com and GQStyle.com in 2005) - the division become recognised for its high-quality, beautifully designed and well targeted websites, earning it lots of press attention, a fantastic relationship with advertisers and many awards along the way. It has also led the vanguard in mobile services in the new millennium.
Condé Nast DigitalUK's stable of websites now attracts over 2.6 million unique users with 46 million pages viewed each month; 250,000 people have requested to receive emails from us on a daily and weekly basis; and over 200,000 unique users currently access our content on mobile phones, generating more than 3.7 million page impressions per month.
2008
Marks introduction of Condé Nast DigitalUKas part of the International strategy for the online division of Condé Nast websites.
After 13 years since it began, Vogue.com is re-launched in May 2008 with the latest technological advances including a magnifier tool, show calender, celebrity blogs and more video and editorial updates.
Glamour.com followed suit in November 2008 with a new look including brand-new channels including hair, health and lifestyle. Deeper beauty, fashion and celebrity content and technological developments, which provide better and more advanced image galleries, GlamourTV and competitions.
2007
Sees the launch of Stylefinder.com, a Condé Nast and Condé Nast DigitalUK media first: a standalone site, unattached to an existing magazine brand, that showcases the 5,000 best fashion and beauty products available on the high street, handpicked by experts. Backed by a £1 million marketing campaign and updated daily, it is an instant hit with style hounds everywhere.
The Condé Nast Interactive sales team win AOP sales team of the year
2006
The new Brides site is an immediate hit, launching on the internet, O2 Active and imode at the same time; the special GQ World Cup site is also a resounding success.
2003
Sees the launch of websites for Condé Nast's latest titles, Easy Living and GQ Style, plus a revamped Tatler site (featuring the annual Restaurant, Travel and Public School Guides) and an exciting new service from Vanity Fair, the A-List, which rewards loyal readers with discounts and offers by email.
2002
Condé Nast becomes one of the world's first publishers to develop a range of mobile services, starting with SMS competitions swiftly followed by a string of award-winning WAP and Java sites.
2001
Glamour.com launches ahead of Glamour magazine, building an audience even before the title hits the newsstands. The twin-platform launch is an unprecedented success.
2000
Condé Nast Interactive launches its award-winning marketing campaign for Vogue.com: the controversial 'Nipple' creative was named Poster of the Year by Campaign.
1997
Following the successful launch of Condé Nast Traveller magazine comes CNTraveller.com, offering additional services to the magazine readers, including easy-to-read guides to over 250 destinations. These soon become downloadable to PDA and mobile.
At the same time, the online team recruits its own designers and technical staff, allowing greater flexibility and quality control and the ability to respond to changes in the industry faster.
1996
Traffic-driving deals with the likes of MSN give the sites better exposure.
1995
Condé Nast Interactive is established, launching websites for GQ and Vogue that are designed to complement the magazines, attract new readers and cement interactive relationships with existing readers.
Vogue.com becomes the world's first site to deliver daily fashion news and coverage of the international collections; today this service remains the cornerstone of the site, which attracts over 1 million unique users.