The Knot, Inc. | Introduction
Introduction
462 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10013
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 219-8555
Toll Free: (877) 843-5668
Fax: (212) 219-1929
Web site: http://www.theknot.com
Public Company
Incorporated: 1996
Employees: 235
Sales: $41.40 million (2004)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol: KNOT
NAIC: 516110 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting; 511120 Periodical Publishers; 511130 Book Publishers
The Knot, Inc., is one of America's leading sources of information and products for couples planning a wedding. The firm operates a web site, theknot.com, which offers informative articles, chat rooms, and personal wedding web pages, plus an online gift registry with more than 15,000 items from the likes of Target, Michael C. Fina, Linens 'n Things, and Fortunoff. The company also owns related web sites, including thenest.com, which caters to newly married couples; promspot.com, for teens; and greatgirl friends.com and greatboyfriends.com, which are subscription-based online dating services. Other Knot offerings include the nationally distributed The Knot Weddings magazine, regional wedding planning magazines that appear in 23 markets, and book series published by Broadway Books and Chronicle Books. Co-founder and executive editor Carley Roney has become a well-known wedding expert, with frequent television appearances and a syndicated wedding advice column.