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Impact, the global leader in partnership automation, announced the acquisition of ACTIVATE, a leading brand and SaaS platform in the influencer industry. The acquisition, effective today, includes the industry-leading end to end platform for influencer discovery; reporting; and campaign management, including collaborations across all major social platforms. Together with Impact’s existing influencer platform partners, the combined offering now becomes the #1 global influencer marketplace available today with over 300K opt-in…

Former GM Michael Head appointed to new Partnerships executive-level position; Former COO & Board Member of The Trade Desk joins Impact Board of Directors Impact, the global leader in Partnership Automation, announced the creation of a Chief Partnerships Officer (CPsO) role within their organization. Michael Head, former General Manager of the Impact Partnership Cloud™, was promoted to fill the CPsO role, effective February 13, 2020. They also announced the appointment of Rob Perdue, former COO & board member of The…

A study conducted by an independent research firm confirms that Impact’s Partnership Automation software brings growth, efficiency, cost-savings and an increased ROI Impact, the global leader in Partnership Automation, released a commissioned global study conducted by Forrester Consulting that discovered organizations that deploy Impact’s Partnership Cloud experience an ROI of 314 percent with payback in under six months. Furthermore, the study, titled “The Total Economic Impact™ of Impact’s Partnership Cloud,” found that…

Skimlinks, the leading commerce content platform, announced they have further integrated with Impact, the global leader in partnership automation. Additional publisher-level granularity in reporting and commissioning will provide increased transparency for Impact's advertisers and the flexibility to create more bespoke rates for Skimlinks publishers. Transparency is a key element to creating strong partnerships and Impact advertisers now have a more granular view of performance data from Skimlinks. Available at the…

Board created within Impact’s Premier Partnership Program to advise further development of Impact’s Partnership Cloud™ and to increase efficiencies in partnership management Impact, the global leader in Partnership Automation, announced the creation of a new Agency Advisory Board as part of its Premier Partnership Program. The program, unveiled earlier this year to invest in and support agency partners, is made up of performance agencies who use Impact’s Partnership Cloud™ to manage partnership programs on behalf of their…

Tell us about your role and the team/technology you handle at Impact. As the CMO, my role is reflective of both Impact’s organizational direction, as well as my personal experience. My background is in software category creation, including branding, thought leadership, research. This background has really lent itself to support Impact’s announcement of the creation of the Partnership Automation category. I also have experience around supporting rapid revenue growth directly through pipeline creation through marketing,…

Study confirms companies with mature partnership programs grow overall company revenue nearly twice as fast as companies with less mature programs Impact, the global leader in Partnership Automation, released a commissioned global study conducted by Forrester Consulting confirming a direct correlation between a business's partnership program maturity and their ability to meet and exceed revenue and growth goals. The study, titled “Invest in Partnerships to Drive Growth and Competitive Advantage,” was unveiled on stage at…

Impact, the global leader in Partnership Automation, released a commissioned global study conducted by Forrester Consulting confirming a direct correlation between a business's partnership program maturity and their ability to meet and exceed revenue and growth goals. The study, titled “Invest in Partnerships to Drive Growth and Competitive Advantage,” was unveiled on stage at Impact Growth in New York City, and found that companies with the most mature partnership programs are driving revenue growth nearly twice as fast as…

As Part of Its Partnership Cloud Platform, Impact’s Truelink Provides a Single Link to Intelligently Route, Deep Link and Track Events for All Types of Mobile Partnerships to Increase Accurate Attribution and Revenue for Partners and Partnership Programs Impact, the global leader in PARTNERSHIP AUTOMATION, announced TrueLink mobile technology, enhancing its Partnership Cloud platform for expanded support of traditional mobile web and in-app partnerships. Impact’s Partnership Cloud with TrueLink now offers both deep…

As we dive into 2019, there’s no question that the MarTech industry will continue to grow. The Moore Stephens 2018 MarTech Report values the global Marketing Technology market at an estimated $100 billion. And the same report predicts that enterprises will continue to increase budget allocation to MarTech. So it’s safe to say that the ROI is seen, appreciated and valued. But the real question is: Which portion of the industry will see — and drive — the most growth? Without a doubt, it’s partnerships. Defining Partnerships…

Financing to Accelerate Growth for the Leading Partnership Automation SaaS Provider Impact, the global leader in PARTNERSHIP AUTOMATION, announced a $75 million investment led by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners. The new funding will accelerate platform development, further go-to-market and regional expansion, and fuel both organic and inorganic growth. Existing investor Silversmith Capital Partners also participated in this investment. Analysts, technology…

The internet was promised to be a place of sheer marketing nirvana. And with the advent of digital advertising, brands were given the power of large-scale addressability for the very first time. Finally, advertisers could target individual consumers, with software capable of telling them exactly when and where each customer encountered their ad message. Over time, we built software systems that empowered us to use data to find our ideal customers and measure how well we reached them. But today, most marketing stacks look…

Forensiq by Impact, a full-funnel ad fraud protection solution, announced it has earned accreditation by the Media Rating Council (MRC) for its display and video served impressions measurement (desktop, mobile web & in-app) and display and video viewability measurement (desktop & mobile web). Additionally, the accreditation marks compliance with the sophisticated invalid traffic provisions (which are inclusive of both SIVT and GIVT filtration) of MRC's Invalid Traffic Detection and Filtration guidelines (desktop,…

David A. Yovanno Chief Executive Officer at Impact When most people think of partner marketing, they think of traditional affiliate marketing, which has been one of the top three paid marketing channels for decades, alongside search and email. We spoke to David A. Yovanno, Chief Executive Officer, Impact, to understand partner recruitment from a current B2C commerce perspective and how technologies such as AI/ML and virtual assistance could disrupt it.Tell us about your role at Impact and the team/technology you…

Acquisition of CRM and Marketing Automation Platform for Discovery, Recruitment and Engagement of New Digital Marketing Partners Complements Existing Partner Marketing Platform to Further Accelerate Revenue for Customers Impact, a natively-integrated suite of products for fraud protection, marketing attribution and analytics, and performance partnership management and optimization, announced the complete acquisition of Mediarails. The acquisition adds full CRM and marketing automation capabilities to the Impact service…

Seasoned Industry Veterans Appointed, Promoted to GM and CFO Positions, Will Guide Business Unit Acceleration During the Company’s Next Stage of Expansion Impact, a natively-integrated suite of products for fraud protection, marketing attribution and analytics, and creating and optimizing performance partnerships, announced the appointment of Marc Fanelli to General Manager (GM), Forensiq and Altitude. Fanelli will be responsible for global P&L and day-to-day management of the Forensiq and Altitude business units,…

Roger Kjensrud Co-founder and CTO, Impact Continuing on our mission to bring first-hand insights into GDPR and its impact on global operations, we spoke to Roger Kjensrud, Co-Founder and CTO, Impact. Roger tells us about how GDPR could impact martech companies, particularly the ones based in the US but with a sizeable clientele in the EU.Tell us about your role at Impact and the technology/team you handle. I am a co-founder and the CTO of Impact. I lead all technology teams that build and operate a scalable and…