Mobile messaging platform Attentive has also raised more than $100 million, although it took a $70 million Series C to push them over the mark to $124 million total. They also doubled their headcount and tripled their revenue last year. But, being at the enterprise end of the spectrum, they have well under 1,000 clients.
We have a clutch of acquisition news today, Dear Reader. Dentsu Aegis Network’s Merkle agency alone accounts for two items: purchase of data services technology company 4Cite and of B2B marketing consultancy Digital Pi. https://www.merkleinc.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2020/dentsu-aegis-network-builds-out-merkles-b2b-services 4Cite is especially interesting, since it aggregates first party information for its retail clients to understand customer intent and improve identity resolution. It’s another way to compensate for the expected demise of third party cookies.
Digital transformation is another project that can often feel more like a burden than a benefit. Infosys confirms that progress has been slow, with the proportion of companies at the most advanced stage of “visionary” remaining at 22% in the past three years. The most successful firms focus on empowering employees and improving customer experience rather than operational efficiency.
Email and mobile personalization platform Movable Ink has announced a new integration between its Da Vinci content personalization solution and Adobe Journey Optimizer. Joint customers will be able to develop content assets aimed at each individual email recipient and bring them into Adobe Journey Optimizer for deployment. This builds on an existing integration between Movable Ink Da Vinci and Adobe Campaign.