History
| Dec. 1996 | D.A.Consortium Inc. was established through joint investment by HAKUHODO Inc., ASATSU INC. (now ASATSU-DK INC.), Daiichi Kikaku (now ASATSU-DK INC.), Digital Garage Inc., YOMIKO ADVERTISING Inc., I&S (now I&S BBDO Inc.) and TOKUMA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD. |
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| Jan. 1998 | Relocated headquarters to Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. |
| Mar. 1998 | Daiko Advertising, Inc. and Nikkeisha, Inc. joined the Consortium's agency network. |
| Dec. 1999 | Relocated headquarters to Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. |
| Dec. 2000 |
Opened the Kansai Office. |
| Jul. 2001 | Listed on NASDAQ Japan (now the JASDAQ). |
| Oct. 2001 | Opened the New York Office. |
| Jul. 2002 | TOKYU AGENCY INC. joined the Consortium's agency network. |
| Dec. 2003 | spicebox, inc., consolidated into an equity-method affiliate, opened for business. |
| Jul. 2004 | Made an investment to Ergo-Brains, inc., and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Nov. 2004 | Made an investment to digitalBoutique, Inc. (now Babycome, inc.), and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Dec. 2004 | Established ADPRO inc. |
| Dec. 2004 | Certified by international standards for information security management systems-BS7799 Part2: 2002 and ISMS Certification Ver.2 (now ISO27001). |
| Mar. 2005 | Relocated headquarters to Yebisu Garden Place Tower. (current address) |
| Mar. 2005 | Stock split of 1:2. |
| Oct. 2005 |
Established a company in China named 北京迪愛慈商務諮詢有限公司(now 北京迪愛慈広告有限公司) |
| Mar. 2006 | Consolidated Ergo-Brains, inc. as a subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2006 | Consolidated Interspire, Inc., as a subsidiary. |
| Jan. 2007 | Opened the Kyushu Office. |
| Jan. 2007 | Partnered with Yokayokanet, Inc. to operate sales and marketing for online advertising in Kyushu. |
| Mar. 2007 | Acquired a patent on Electronic advertisements analysis program (Japan Patent Number 4819441). |
| May. 2007 | Started "AD-Visor® NEXT", a media plannning support system. |
| Jul. 2007 | Started "ad-meister™", an ad operation management solution to media. |
| Nov. 2007 | 北京迪愛慈商務諮詢有限公司(DAC Beijing) gets the advertising license in China. |
| Dec. 2007 | Joint partnership with IREP Co., Ltd. to establish Relevancy-Plus Inc. |
| Feb. 2008 | Third-party allotment of shares to major TV stations in Tokyo and Nikkei Digital Media, Inc. |
| Jun. 2008 | Opened the Chubu Office. |
| Jun. 2008 | Became exclusive selling partner in Japan for NewsGator Technologies Inc.’s Widget Services Platform. |
| Jun. 2008 | Became exclusive selling partner in Japan for Digital Envoy Inc.’s IP Location Service. |
| Oct. 2008 | Acquired a patent on Advertisement evaluation system (Japan Patent Number 4199434). |
| Feb. 2009 | Carried out a third-party allotment of shares to HAKUHODO Inc., making D.A.Consortium a consolidated subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. |
| Feb. 2009 | Consolidated HAKUHODO i-studio Inc. as a subsidiary. |
| May. 2009 | Ergo-Brains, Inc. absorbed Interspire, Inc., and was renamed to SPiRE, Inc. |
| Jun. 2009 | Launched “MarketOne®”, an online ad marketplace open to ad agencies. |
| Jun. 2009 | IREP Co., Ltd. became an equity-method affiliate. |
| Aug. 2009 |
Acquired a patent on Online advertisements provision system (Japan Patent Number 4362117). |
| Nov. 2009 | Partnered with Kaltura Inc. to deliver Online Video Platform in Japan. |
| Feb. 2010 | Partnered with Total Immersion S.A. to provide creative services and "D'fusion®", an AR Application. |
| Jul. 2010 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Members Co., Ltd., and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Dec. 2010 | Consolidated IREP Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary. |
| Feb. 2011 | Established Platform One Inc. |
| Mar. 2011 | Acquired a patent on advertisement evaluation system and advertisement evaluation method (Japan Patent Number 4709199). |
| Apr. 2011 | Started "YIELD ONE®",an online ad exchange platform to media. |
| Sep. 2011 | Acquired a patent on advertisement support system and advertisement support method (Japan Patent Number 4820888). |
| Nov. 2011 | Partnered with Adnetik Inc. to provide "Trading Desk Services" that will allow strategic operations for online marketing. |
| Dec. 2011 | Consolidated Torchlight Inc. as a subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2012 | Consolidated the ngi group, Inc. (motionBEAT Inc.) as a subsidiary. |
| Apr. 2012 | Started "ADFlow™", a creative management system. |
| May. 2012 | Established DAC ASIA PTE. LTD. |
| Jun. 2012 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Innity Corporation Berhad, and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Jul. 2012 | Became exclusive selling partner in Japan for CrispMedia, Inc.’s Mobile Rich Media Platform. |
| Jul. 2012 | DAC ASIA PTE. LTD. and Innity Corporation Berhad established the joint venture I-DAC PTE. LTD. |
| Sep. 2012 | Acquired a patent on yield management system, method and program (Japan Patent Number 5080630). |
| Nov. 2012 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with ALBERT Inc. |
| Dec. 2012 | motionBEAT Inc. and SPiRE Inc. merged, with corporate name changed to UNITED Inc. |
| Feb. 2013 | Partnered with TubeMogul Inc. to take its First Step into Video RTB Market in Japan. |
| Apr. 2013 | Stock split of 1:100 and adopted a Share Unit System which defines 100 shares as one trading unit. |
| Apr. 2013 | Acquired a patent on ad placement volume estimation device and program (Japan Patent Number 5238612). |
| Apr. 2013 | Started "AudienceOne®", a data management platform. |
| Apr. 2013 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Origami Inc. |
| Nov. 2013 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with ZEDO, Inc. |
| Jan. 2014 | Decision to proceed with an investment to “WiL Fund I,L.P.” |
| Jan. 2014 | Announced establishment of "DAC Venture United Fund No.1" with Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. and UNITED, Inc. |
| Jan. 2014 | Made an investment to Adinnovation Inc., and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Apr. 2014 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with IPONWEB Holdings Limited. |
| May. 2014 | Started "FlexOne® Elephant",a next generation ad serving platform. |
| May. 2014 | Started "FlexOne® Responsive", a next generation ad serving platform. |
| Jun. 2014 | Started "EffectiveOne", a 3PAS Platform. |
| Jun. 2014 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Datasection Inc. |
| Jul. 2014 | Started "FlexOne® Standard", a next generation ad serving solution. |
| Sep. 2014 | IREP Co., Ltd. switched its listing to the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Nov. 2014 | Made an investment to livepass Inc., and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Dec. 2014 | Started "DialogOne", a communication management tool. |
| May. 2015 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Yummy Japan Inc. |
| Jan. 2015 | Partnered with GLIDER associates, INC. for Native Advertising Serving. |
| Jan. 2015 | Entered partnership with YuMe Inc., a Multi-screen Video Advertising Company in US. |
| Feb. 2015 | Partnered with Jibe Mobile K.K. to launch "DialogOne Agent", an Interactive Conversation Tool. |
| Feb. 2015 | Acquired a patent on advertisement distribution system, method and program (Japan Patent Number 5699175). |
| Mar. 2015 | Partnered with Cxense ASA to provide Content Recommendations and Targeted Marketing to increase digital revenue for publishers. |
| Jul. 2015 | Acquired a patent on targeted advertisement distribution device, method and program (Japan Patent Number 5784205). |
| Aug. 2015 | Made an investment to GLIDER associates, INC., and consolidated into an equity-method affiliate. |
| Mar. 2016 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Ubiregi Inc. |
| Apr. 2016 | Established Handy Marketing Inc. with Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. and Yahoo Japan Corporation. |
| Aug. 2016 | Established D.A.CONSORTIUM TAIWAN INC. |
| Oct. 2016 | Established D.A.Consortium Holdings Inc. with IREP Co., Ltd. |
| Nov. 2016 | Established Yengage Corporation. |
| Feb. 2017 | Consolidated DAC Tech Vietnam JOINT STOCK COMPANY as a subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2017 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Evixar Inc. |
| Jul. 2017 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with TABI LABO Inc. |
| Feb. 2018 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with EverySense,Inc. |
| Mar. 2018 | Concluded capital and operating alliance with Revolver, Inc. |
| Jun. 2018 | Concluded capital partnership with EVIRY, INC. |
| Aug. 2018 | Concluded capital partnership with Tangerine Inc. |
| Oct. 2018 | D.A.Consortium Holdings Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. |
| Dec. 2018 | Concluded capital partnership with repohappy inc. |
| Jan. 2019 | Concluded capital partnership with GIFMAGAZINE, Inc. |
| Apr. 2019 | Merged with Hakuhodo DY digital Inc. |
