• by Tyler Loechner  @mp_tyler, August 22, 2012

Gannett Co. Inc. announced Tuesday it was acquiring social media marketing firm Blinq Media to help build out its digital marketing services for brands and agencies.

Blinq is based in New York but has offices in San Francisco. OnlineMediaDaily reported on August 21 that Blinq will remain a separate entity within Gannett and maintain its New York City headquarters and sales and support offices in San Francisco, London, Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles.