MEGADEPOT.COM BECOMES ONVIA.COM
By Adnews Staff
MegaDepot.com has undergone a makeover and emerged with a new name and a new Web site at Onvia.com. The new site now sells services including paging and cellular plans, long distance, toll-free and local service, Internet access, Web hosting, employee benefits plans and software tech support. Originally founded as MegaDepot.com in Vancouver in 1996, Onvia.com is an Internet-only retailer of business products and services. The new name and site design will be promoted with print, radio and television advertising. Full page four-color print ads are running in the National Post and the Globe & Mail, in addition to Macleans, profit, e-business, Canadian Business, Report on Business and BC Business Magazine. Radio spots in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary and national television spots on Global TV will also promote the site. Advertising for Onvia.com is done by TBWA Chiat/Day of Toronto. PR for Onvia.com is handled by Benchmark Communications of Toronto.