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Connecting Impressions to Performance

At MediaTrust, we believe that performance marketing should be easy. That's why we created the most efficient way to manage your online performance marketing campaigns.

Get More From Your Performance Marketing

We offer an innovative performance marketing exchange, best-in-class service, and access to the best direct response advertisers and publishers. We enable our partners to create and manager pay-for-performance CPC marketing campaigns that deliver leads and sales.

Pay Only For Results

We focus on delivering value at the end of the marketing funnel... The part that really impacts your business. That's why we focus on actionable results for marketers such as clicks and sales. With MediaTrust, that's all you'll pay for.

Our Business Model

Our CPC business model is set up so we are aligned with our advertiser & publisher partners…Your ad spend and inventory yield are predictable and easily managed.

Our Core Values

Our values are what drives us and our industry. They define our company's culture, business partnerships, and our industry community. By creating and sharing these values, we can all make our industry a better place and set a higher standard for performance marketing.

  • Dedicated to the success of our advertiser and publisher partners' performance campaigns by consistently and transparently delivering the highest value customer at the right prices.
  • Innovation that is easy to use and simplifies execution and delivery of targeted Advertiser ROI.
  • Stewardship for the company, industry, advertiser, publisher and consumer advertising experience.
  • Integrity and personal responsibility in all customer and partner relationships.
  • People who are focused on simple solutions, continuous improvement, problem solving, sound judgement, collaborative, honest and accountable.
Our Team

At MediaTrust, we pride ourselves on an honest and accountable team that is focused on simple solutions, continuous improvement, problem solving and sound judgment.

Peter Bordes - Founder, Executive Chairman of the Board

Peter Bordes is a Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of MediaTrust. Previously, he spent much of his career in banking and venture capital and was a founder of Mason Cabot investment bank, which specialized in early stage media and technology financing. Mr. Bordes was also a founder and chairman of the board of Empire Media, Inc., a publishing, marketing, and technology enterprise which incubated and founded Find.com, the first "True Business Search" engine, and of Advaliant, an online performance marketing platform. Currently, Mr. Bordes is an investor, serves on the boards of, or is an adviser to a number of traditional, new media, and technology companies, such as: Internet Media Labs, PeekYou.com, Twylah.com, MRQE.com/FlickTweets, AdventureUS.com, Roomlinx Inc. (RMLX: OTCBB), jiwire, and Greater Media Inc. Peter is also a Founding Charter Member and on the Board of Directors of the Performance Marketing Association (PMA).

Keith Cohn - President, Chief Executive Officer

Keith Cohn is CEO of MediaTrust. Mr Cohn joined MediaTrust as President following the acquisition of Bardon Advisors, where he was Founder and CEO. Mr. Cohn has more than 20 years of leadership experience, building brands and businesses for start-ups and large established companies. Prior to launching Bardon Advisors, Cohn was President and CEO of Vendare Media, an Idealab & venture-backed Internet advertising and media firm. From 2000 to 2006, he led Vendare Media from a pre-revenue, fledgling Internet start-up into a $120mm a year diversified marketing firm with an emphasis on lead generation and other forms of performance-based marketing. Vendare Media merged with Net Blue (re-named Conexxus, which recently merged with Azoogle / Epic Advertising.)

Dave Coburn- Chief Operating Officer, VP Product

Dave Coburn is COO and VP of Product at MediaTrust, responsible for implementing operational and organizational efficiencies, as well as product management and strategic partner integration. Prior to joining MediaTrust, he was at Microsoft for 10 years. At Microsoft, Mr. Coburn was most recently director, product management, for AdECN Exchange, the company's auction-based ad marketplace for online publishers. He had previously served as director, monetization and advertising for Office Live, Microsoft's web based productivity and collaboration service. He began in Microsoft's Platform Windows Business Group before moving to the Office New Markets Group. Mr. Coburn holds a BA from the University of California- Berkeley, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Washington.

Joe Hopkins- Chief Software Architect, VP Engineering

Joe Hopkins is VP of Engineering and Chief Software Architect of MediatTrust's PerformanceExchange. During his three years at MediaTrust, Mr. Hopkins has been responsible for leading the engineering department in developing MediaTrust's real-time, high performance, scalable, cloud-based technology platform. Prior to joining MediaTrust, he served as a Sr. Software Engineer, Business Intelligence Architect, and a Sr. Software Architect for several Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses, including SupplyFrame, Paxonix, Cydcor, and VMWare. Mr. Hopkins led initiatives ranging from designing and implementing data warehouses to creating a web based Cost and Requirements System for the US Air Force. Mr. Hopkins has also served as Director of Technology at Data Exchange Corporation. Mr. Hopkins attended California State University, Northridge, and holds a BS in Computer Information Technology from University of Phoenix, Arizona.

Karbis Fodulyan- VP Monetization and Strategic Account Management

Karbis Fodulyan is VP of Monetization and Strategic Account Management. In his role, Mr. Fodulyan manages monetization, market making strategy, and business execution for MediaTrust's Performance Exchange. He is further responsible for leading the account management organization, driving strategic/business planning and analysis initiatives, and managing advertiser and publisher performance. Prior to joining MediaTrust, Mr. Fodulyan served as Sr. Director, Internet Marketing, at UltraRPM, where he managed hundreds of web properties across 30 verticals, and launched and managed multi-million dollar campaigns across SEM, PPC, and display advertising. Before joining UltraRPM, Mr. Fodulyan worked at Vendare Media, where he was Manager of TrafficMarketplace & New.net. During his time at Vendare Media, Mr. Fodulyan was responsible for the revenue and gross profit of a $25M/annual Ad Display Network business, and a $30M/annual Search business. Mr. Fodulyan holds a BS in Business Administration from University of Southern California and a MBA from California State University, Northridge.

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Senior Java Software Engineer Ventura, CA
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Senior Publisher Manager Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY Web Analytics Manager Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY
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Marketing Internship Ventura, CA

 

 

Press Contact

Lauren Ishimaru
lishimaru@mediatrust.com
(805) 290-4575

2012

February 9, 2012
MediaTrust Adds Two New VPs to Executive Team, Rounding Out Business and Operational Strength with Engineering and Monetization Talent

Joe Hopkins is Named VP Engineering and Chief Software Architect. Karbis Fodulyan is Named VP of Monetization & Strategic Account Management.

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January 20, 2012
MediaTrust Founder and Executive Chairman, Peter Bordes, Named Top 25 Most Influential People in Performance Marketing by Impact Radius

Bordes Ranks 8th on the List, which Lists the Top Influencers, Leaders, and Motivators of the Industry.

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2011

December 6, 2011
MediaTrust Named Tech 200 Company By Lead411 For Second Consecutive Year

MediaTrust Ranks 48th, Improving by 68 Spots From Previous Year's Ranking of 116th.

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November 8, 2011
MediaTrust Launches New Managed Content Traffic Channel for Its MediaTrust PerformanceExchange

Will Complement Existing Premium Email Channel by Providing Direct Response and Lead Gen Advertisers a Cost Efficient Way to Connect with Quality Consumers in Online Education, Insurance, Personal Finance, and Senior Lifestyle Marketing Verticals.

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September 20, 2011
MediaTrust Names New CEO; Founder Continues Active Role as Executive Chairman of Board

Keith Cohn is Promoted to CEO of MediaTrust, Peter Bordes, MediaTrust Founder and Executive Chairman, Will Continue to be Actively Involved in Key Initiatives Driving Company Growth.

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August 24, 2011
Quality Insurance Traffic Ensured by MediaTrust's PerformanceExchange

By maintaining competitive eCPAs and a steady source of quality traffic, MediaTrust successfully expands reach into insurance marketing vertical

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July 27, 2011
MediaTrust PerformanceExchange Earns Straight A's In Education Performance Marketing

MediaTrust successfully expands reach into online education marketing vertical while maintaining competitive eCPAs and advertiser satisfaction.

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June 16, 2011
Art Welch, Seasoned Technology Leader, Joins MediaTrust as Chief Technology Officer

Will lead the technology and engineering department as MediaTrust continues to build-out its innovative PerformanceExchange.

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May 17, 2011
Industry-Leading Veteran, Trevor Thomas, Joins MediaTrust as Chief Revenue Officer

Thomas will drive the continued revenue growth of MediaTrust's PerformanceExchange (MTPX)—a real-time CPC bid exchange for performance marketing

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March 1, 2011
MediaTrust Unveils PerformanceExchange—A Premium Real-Time, Quality Based, CPC Bidding Platform

MediaTrust, a leading digital performance marketing company, took center stage at the LeadsCon conference to announce the launch

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February 24, 2011
MediaTrust Announces $3 Million in Funding, New Hires to Support Growth

MediaTrust, a leading digital performance marketing firm based in New York and Los Angeles, has secured $3 million in funding

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February 17, 2011
MediaTrust Awarded Hottest New York City Company by Lead411

MediaTrust is proud to announce the recent recognition from Lead411 as they were named one of "New York City's Hottest Companies."

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January 10, 2011
MediaTrust Announces New PerformanceExchange At Affiliate Summit West

MediaTrust introduces its real-time online bidding platform, soon to hit the market

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2010

August 26, 2010
MediaTrust Named to Inc 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List for Second Consecutive Year

MediaTrust's 729 Percent Growth Rate Helps Company Earn a Spot on the Inc. Magazine List for the Second Year in a Row

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May 10, 2010
MediaTrust Completes $18.8 Million Recapitalization and Follow-On Investment

Leading Performance Marketing Company Reorganizes and Strengthens Financial Structure Following Bardon Advisors Acquisition

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April 26, 2010
MediaTrust, No. 9 on Inc. 500, Acquires Bardon Advisors, Names Bardon Founder & CEO Keith Cohn as President

"Leading Performance Marketing Company Expands Platform via Acquisition of Robust Sponsored Search Marketing and CPC Network to Enable Advertisers To Pay Per Click in Addition to Paying Per Lead or Sale"

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April 17, 2010
MediaTrust Named #3 on mThink online advertising bluebook Top 20 Performance Marketing Networks and Exchanges

"A top network with impeccable credentials, MediaTrust punches above its weight due to great service, rapid growth and well-respected leadership."

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April 5, 2010
MediaTrust Named to New York City Hot 125 by lead411.com

"We are very proud of these awards. We have been tracking fast-moving companies for our customers for the past 10 years," said Tom Blue, CEO of Lead411.

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Feb 23, 2010
MediaTrust Launches conversionChat Services to Reel Customers Back In

Automated chat feature draws exiting visitors back into the purchase cycle, improving advertiser conversion on traffic by up to 30 percent

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Feb 16, 2010
NASCAR® Star "Front Row Joe Nemecheck" teams with MediaTrust and Global Media Minds for Ultimate Performance Marketing Sponsorship

Independent Owner/Driver Joe Nemechek Launches Ad-Sponsored Fan Site, FrontRowJoe.com, to Help Support 2010 NASCAR Racing Season

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Feb 10, 2010
MediaTrust Establishes MediaTrust Labs to Drive Innovation in Performance Marketing Industry

Organization to translate thought leadership into pioneering products for advertisers, publishers and partners

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Jan 18, 2010
MediaTrust Acquires Kenzei

Leading Pay-For-Results Marketing Firm Will Add Kenzei's Conversion Marketing and Email Remarketing Solutions to its Core Offerings

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2009

Dec 14, 2009
Microsoft Online Ad Vet David Coburn Joins MediaTrust as Head of Product

Will Handle Product Roadmap, Best Practices and Customer Satisfaction For Performance Marketing Platform

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Nov 4, 2009
MediaTrust Launches Enhanced Fraud Detection Tools along with New Industry Compliance Center and other Leadership Initiatives

MediaTrust today announced an online compliance center and proprietary anti-fraud detection tools to help lead the performance marketing industry toward higher accountability and compliancy.

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Oct 27, 2009
MediaTrust, ApogeeInvent Partner To Simplify Set Up and Management of Pay-For-Results Online Advertising

Deal creates end-to-end solution for building and managing online pay-for-performance advertising campaigns.

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August 13, 2009
MediaTrust Ranks No.9 on the 2009 Inc 500 list.

MediaTrust, the digital performance marketing company, today announced that it has been named the country's 9th fastest-growing private company in 2009 by Inc. Magazine. The company is featured on the Inc. 500,the annual ranking released by Inc. magazine.

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Recent Media Coverage
For anyone with a knowledge of the performance marketing industry, MediaTrust is among the first names that comes to mind. The New York and Los Angeles based digital performance marketing firm made Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies list in both 2009 and 2010. And their switch from a CPA network model to a CPC real-time bid exchange in 2011... Read Now
In performance marketing, it is more important than ever for advertisers and publishers to empower consumers with relevant information to engage them and to provide tools with which they can choose how they want to interact or transact with a brand's campaign." The Online Advertising Blue Book; Read Now
MTPX, which is currently in private beta, is the next evolution in real-time bid management platforms, combining the payment model of a bid-based CPC ad exchange with results-based performance metrics, allowing advertisers to reach targeted audiences simply and cost-effectively. Read Now
Having been in operation for a while, MTPX just demonstrated its value during a campaigns with online education advertiser AcademixDirect. Read Now
What MediaTrust announced today at the LeadsCon conference is likely to blow your mind - so prepare yourself. Read Now
MediaTrust CEO Bordes Discusses Bardon Acquisition And Performance Marketing Momentum. Read Now
If you are an affiliate publisher today, chances are you have been slighted by an advertiser at some time or another. Whether by not getting paid for traffic you have delivered or by aggravating your audience with poorly contrived continuity and negative option offers, there are a number of ways that publishers can get burned as a result of advertiser fraud; Read Now
MediaTrust CEO Peter Bordes stated his company has "admired" Kenzei's "innovations in helping advertisers increase conversion rates after consumers have abandoned forms and shopping carts." Read Now
Digital performance marketer MediaTrust has souped up its email offerings by acquiring Kenzei." Read Now
MediaTrust is working hard to redefine affiliate marketing (now named performance marketing) and bring a consistent standard of integrity and excellence to the industry." Read Now
While it may take a little extra time to get the page launched, a simple A/B split test may be the difference between 3% and 10% conversion." Read Now
Perhaps the most costly result of this type of fraud is the damage it does to performance marketing by giving it a bad name — thus preventing top-tier brands from leveraging the power of our channel." Read Now
In today's world of social media and information transparency, the relationship a celebrity has with his or her fans is critical, and trust in that relationship is key." - Peter Bordes weighs in on how they would repair the billionaire golfer's scandal-plagued image. Read Now
This edition of the Affiliate Marketing Insider podcast tackles affiliate fraud. Joining Wade are ... Rebecca Madigan, Executive Director of the Performance Marketing Alliance, Jivan Manhas, Head of Sales for Media Trust and Mark Roth, co-founder of Offer Vault" Listen Now
“We must lead the charge to build an industry association,” Manhas said. “Industry leaders have to come together to fight fraud.” Read More
The performance model implies an unspoken covenant that says the advertiser and publisher act in good faith to create campaigns that succeed without risking the integrity of a brand or a publisher,” said Peter Bordes, CEO of MediaTrust.
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Affmeter is a great tool for affiliates, making aggregated affiliate marketing data available on a single platform. We are pleased to be a part of Affmeter’s network,” said Peter Bordes, CEO of MediaTrust." Read more.
Listen to "Conversations on Affiliate Performance Marketing as Peter Bordes, CEO of MediaTrust , Steve Hartman, Sr. Director, Publisher Development, eBay and Steve Schaffer, Founder and CEO of Vertive examine the current state of the affiliate performance marketing industry." Read more.
MediaTrust CEO, Peter Bordes to Deliver Keynote at 2009 Affiliate Convention: "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to join forces with key members of the industry to help spark ideas and help shape the future and growth of the performance marketing space.” Read more.
Affiliate Convention series is proud to announce its inaugural show...Pulling together an amazing lineup of speakers including two industry luminaries...Peter Bordes, CEO of MediaTrust, as keynote." Read more.
In a world of multiple communication tools, it's more important than ever to place a face with a voice" Read more.
Twitter allows me to have a real-time two-way dialogue with MediaTrust's industry, community, business partners, and employees." Read more.
Affiliate marketing is a journey that provides you with the entrepreneurial freedom to choose a business model that caters to your professional strengths and personal interests."
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MediaTrust and Econsultancy teamed up to publish the first U.S. affiliate census today."
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Affiliate marketing is a journey that provides you with the entrepreneurial freedom to choose a business model that caters to your professional strengths and personal interests."
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MediaTrust and Econsultancy teamed up to publish the first U.S. affiliate census today."
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Performance marketing is evolving rapidly and the input and feedback of the publisher-base is critical to the success of the ecosystem that exists among marketers, publishers and end users."
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MediaTrust published the first US Affiliate Census, which provides in-depth insight into the performance marketing industry."
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We believe this Affiliate Census will be the biggest piece of research in Affiliate Marketing history with specific reference to the affiliates//publishers."
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...MediaTrust is an established company, and heck, it's an ugly truth that such services will be needed in tough times."
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... MediaTrust's Creative Director Christopher Smith's guide to leveraging Event-Based Social Media to generate Web site traffic and brand awareness."
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MediaTrust Awards
Tech 200

MediaTrust was recently placed on the Tech 200 list. The Tech 200 is based on revenue percentage growth from 2008 to 2010. Applicants had to be a privately-held business in the United States, and have earned more than $1 million in the past year. Read more.

Inc 500

In 2009, we placed No. 9 on Inc. Magazine’s top 500 growing companies with a three-year sales growth of 9481.1%. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle, and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500. Read more.

Bluebook

MediaTrust was recently honored by mThink's Bluebook with a spot on their Top 20 Performance Marketing Networks and Exchanges list. In fact, Bluebook named us to the number one spot! Read more.

Winner 2011

MediaTrust Awarded Hottest New York City Company by Lead411. Lead411 recognizes the fastest growing technology companies in New York City Read more.

New York Report Award

MediaTrust, a leading digital performance marketing company, was announced the winner of the Best Practices award for Sales and Marketing at the fifth annual New York Enterprise Report's Small Business Awards. Read more.

Technology 500

If the economy is any indicator of what's to come in the next few years, things aren't looking too good for most startups. Yet, against the odds, 500 tech startups have seen positive growth over the last few years, and are projected to continue growing, according to Lead411's Technology 500 list. Read more.

ad:tech 2007

In 2007, we won ad:tech's coveted best affiliate campaign award. Our work to deliver optimal results and quadruple PlayPhone's revenue earned us the commendation.

Upcoming Events
2012

Affiliate Summit Central
May 15th-16th, 2012
The Hilton Austin
Austin, TX

LeadsCon East
July 24th-25th, 2012
The Hilton New York
New York, NY

Contact Us Today

Learn more about what we do and how we can help you succeed with online pay-for-results advertising

Corporate Offices
  • MediaTrust
    122 W. 26th Street, 4th Floor
    New York, NY 10001

  • MediaTrust
    11100 Santa Monica Blvd, STE 725
    Los Angeles, CA 90025

  • Ventura
    476 East Main Street
    Ventura, CA 93001

Important Contact Information

Feel free to email us regarding any information you may require.

Sales Inquiries
sales [at] mediatrust [dot] com

Publishers and Affiliate Inquiries
publishers [at] mediatrust [dot] com

Business Development Inquiries
bizdev [at] mediatrust [dot] com

We take fraud very seriously

If you are the victim of a fraud perpetrated by a publisher or advertiser affiliated with MediaTrust, we would like to know about it immediately.

Fraud Report
report [at] mediatrust [dot] com

Other Ways To Stay In Touch

Welcome to MediaTrust. We are the only source you need for performance advertising and deliver the results you are seeking. Our platform facilitates all types of advertising campaigns, including affiliate marketing programs, email marketing, lead generation, paid search advertising, social media, pay per click services and more.

MediaTrust's advertising network includes the best publishers and direct response advertisers to create pay for performance advertising campaigns that will generate quality leads and increase online sales. Our innovative online platform has everything advertisers and publishers need to create, track and manage performance advertising campaigns.

Our service team and publishers are experts at utilizing search engine marketing, affiliate advertising, pay per click services, display advertising, email marketing and social media to bring results. Advertisers and publishers have access to a wide range of tracking and reporting tools that provide statistics about your campaigns and expert advice to help you create campaigns that will increase online sales.

Performance advertising allows you to easily manage your marketing budget with costs that are easy to determine and delivers results. We deliver value by focusing on helping you increase online sales and leads, not just driver generic traffic to your website. Our pay for performance business model is designed so we get paid a commission for each lead or sale, so you pay for results.

If you are an advertiser interested in pay for or a publisher interested in increasing your performance marketing revenue, sign up with MediaTrust for the best technology and expert advice and service.