Acquisition

Perficient, Inc.  the leading digital consultancy transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands, today announced the acquisition of Catalyst Networks, Inc., a Georgia corporation doing business as Brainjocks (“Brainjocks US”), a $13 million annual revenue digital consultancy with a strong Sitecore platform focus. Additionally, Perficient has signed a purchase agreement to acquire an affiliate of Brainjocks, Brainjocks Europe d.o.o. Novi Sad, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Serbia…

Combination will build on existing integration and facilitate new digital commerce use cases Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Bypass Mobile (“Bypass”), an independent software vendor (ISV) and leading innovator in enterprise point-of-sale systems. The acquisition of Bypass will help power the next generation of omni-commerce capabilities from Fiserv, enabling enterprise businesses to deliver a seamless customer experience…

Bolstering and Extending VideoAmp's TV Attribution Capabilities VideoAmp, Inc., the interoperable measurement and optimization platform that transforms wasteful mass marketing initiatives into smarter, data-driven strategies, has acquired Conversion Logic LTD and will be integrating key assets from the leading cross-channel attribution solutions provider into its own privacy-compliant suite of solutions, further enabling marketers and media owners to optimize their entire portfolio of linear TV, OTT and digital media to…

AI-powered productivity tools to be integrated into the world's leading platform for email, calendar, and contacts APIs Nylas, a leading provider of universal communications APIs for developers, announced the acquisition of June.ai, a privately held technology company based in New York City. June.ai develops AI-powered productivity tools that perform autonomous tasks such as organizing messages, surfacing attachments, automating responses, and highlighting important interactions across user's inboxes. Marketing…

Strategic, Accretive Acquisition from Western Digital Extends Quantum's Portfolio for Managing Video and Video-Like Data Quantum Corporation announced it has completed its acquisition of the ActiveScale object storage business from Western Digital Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Western Digital Corp.. The acquisition expands Quantum's leadership role in storing and managing video and other unstructured data using a software-defined approach. Jamie Lerner, President and CEO, Quantum commented, "The strategic …

Moneypenny, the UK's leading provider of web chat, answering services and outsourced switchboards for small and large businesses, has extended its services in the US with the acquisition of VoiceNation and Ninja Number.  The details of the transaction have not been disclosed. VoiceNation is an award-winning bilingual telephone answering provider and Ninja Number is a cutting-edge business phone app which provides a virtual phone system for entrepreneurs. Both companies were co-founded by Jay Reeder and Graham Taylor in 2002…

CRM company Pipedrive announced that it has acquired Mailigen, provider of a cost-effective, easy-to-use email marketing automation solution. Mailigen, the first acquisition in the company's history, will make it easier for Pipedrive customers to access software that generates leads and nurtures customers with the ease of use that is a hallmark of Pipedrive. "Our vision has always been to make sales success inevitable," said Timo Rein, CEO and co-founder of Pipedrive. "To us, that means providing a complete toolkit to…

Sonata Software announced signing of definitive agreements to acquire GAPbusters Limited (GBW), the Melbourne headquartered company that has been amongst pioneers in the CX domain, serving renowned brands globally for nearly thirty years. As companies are increasingly focusing on measuring and managing customer experience to stoke their growth, CX solutions are playing a significant part in most organizations' digital transformation initiatives. As per Fortune Business insights, "The demand for customer experience…

The Company’s Third Acquisition in Less Than 12 Months Will Enable Silverbullet to Enhance Its Full Service Data Offerings to Marketers Silverbullet, the data-smart marketing services company, announces the acquisition of independent trade desk Videobeet, in a move to provide a full service offering for marketers including data analytics and audience activation. By combining Silverbullet’s vast first-party data approach with Videobeet’s programmatic expertise and proprietary technology, BeetleDesk, Silverbullet is now able…

Acquisition focused on accelerating Veeam's growth and extending the company's leadership position in the U.S. market Veeam Software, the leader in Backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management™, announced that Insight Partners has completed its acquisition of the company, which was announced on January 9, 2020, at a valuation of approximately $5 billion. Following an investment from Insight Partners at the beginning of 2019, the acquisition of Veeam, the clear market leader with over $1 billion in annual sales and…

Inaugural Report Places Company Highest for Its Ability to Execute, and Recognizes the Company for Its Completeness of Vision Following its acquisition of contract lifecycle management (CLM) provider SpringCM in 2018 and the subsequent launch of its flagship DocuSign CLM solution, DocuSign was today named by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2020 "Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management" research report. DocuSign placed highest for its ability to execute and was also recognized for its completeness of vision.…

The Global Conversational AI Market Expected to Exceed Us$ 16 Billion by 2024 Global AI-driven conversational search platform, Zoovu, announced that it has acquired Belgium-based company, Clever. This move enhances  Zoovu’s current offering by adding NLP and a sophisticated Intent Engine. According to Market Research Engine, the global Conversational AI market is expected to exceed more than US$ 16 Billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 30% in the given forecast period. Clever is a conversational search company that specialises…

Early adopters realize 37% increase in email open rates and 20% increase in return on ad spend Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, announced the availability of D&B Buyer Intent, which enables B2B marketing and sales teams to unmask early-stage buying signals from companies who are in market to buy. This early detection of digital signals enables sales and marketing teams to increase the timeliness, relevancy, and impact of their go-to-market strategy. Marketing…

With Fresh Funding, New Executive Hires, and Now the Acquisition of Synthio in Just the Past 6 Months, Vertify Is Positioned for 100% Growth in 2020 Vertify Inc., a customer data intelligence company announced that it has acquired Atlanta-based, Synthio Inc., a data quality and enrichment technology company. The addition of Synthio rapidly advances the Vertify roadmap by adding a data technology asset that is foundational for the Vertify customer intelligence platform (VCIP). The VCIP is built for revenue teams to connect…

 Award Winners Set New Standards for Creating Trust in Data and Driving Exceptional Customer Experiences Following its recent transformational acquisition of Pitney Bowes software and data business, Syncsort announced the winners of customer awards for excellence in maximizing the value of data. Blue Shield of California, Creditsafe, Navient, The Travelers Companies, Inc., and Visa were selected for their innovative approaches to improve customer satisfaction, increase operational efficiency, and achieve greater…

Qualtrics, the leader in customer experience and creator of the experience management category, announced that Provident Credit Union has selected Qualtrics CustomerXM™. CustomerXM allows companies to predict, deliver, measure, and respond specifically to customer needs, in order to improve the customer experience and impact key business outcomes such as customer lifetime value, acquisition, and retention. Marketing Technology News: eHopper POS Software Launches Global Support for Full-Service Restaurants…

Acquisition Joins Together the Channel Management Industry's Two Top Technologies TIE Kinetix's Modern Brand Control and Demand Generation Platform Takes the Work out of Marketing Through Partners Impartner, the world's fastest-growing, most award-winning pure-play Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and channel management platform provider, announced it will acquire the Through Channel Marketing Automation (TCMA) business from partner automation solutions provider, TIE Kinetix. With this acquisition, which includes TIE…

To take ABBYY Marketing Activities to the Next Level ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company, announced the appointment of Scott Opitz as Chief Marketing Officer with immediate effect. He succeeds Jupp Stoepetie on his retirement after a 20-year tenure with the company. Scott Opitz is new Chief Marketing Officer of ABBYY Scott, a 30-year veteran of the computer industry, has served as President of ABBYY Process Intelligence since ABBYY’s acquisition of TimelinePI, Inc. in August where he was a co-founder and CEO. In…

Bond Brand Loyalty, a global customer experience and loyalty management company, announced today that it has acquired Atlanta-based rDialogue, a customer marketing firm. On the heels of announcing a newly appointed president, this is the first in a series of planned acquisitions to accelerate the company’s growth strategy and expanded offerings. Bond incorporates a unique blend of human-centered design, data science, technology and loyalty mechanics to create meaningful impact for brands, their customers, and their people.…

ironSource Doubles Down on the Mobile Games Vertical With Its Own Publishing Arm for Ad-Based Games Leading mobile marketing company ironSource announced today the launch of mobile game studio Supersonic Games, a new company that will focus on publishing and developing ad-based games. By extending the services they offer developers, and becoming more deeply involved in creating and launching games, ironSource will also be able to add more value to all game developers already utilizing their platform. “This new offering…