A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** ARI Network Services Inc., an award-winning provider of SaaS, software tools and marketing services that help dealers, distributors and manufacturers Sell More Stuff!™, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of True Wind Capital Management, LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** illusive networks, a leader in deception-based cybersecurity, announced the appointment of industry veteran Dave DeWalt as Vice Chairman of the Board. DeWalt has a history of recognizing innovative security companies that are rapidly growing and on track to establishing market dominance. DeWalt has been a leader […]
B2B News Network spoke with Alexey Rykhva, CIO of Procter & Gamble Canada, who took over the DXAgents Twitter profile. We asked his thoughts on digital transformation, change and big data, in a Twitter Chat yesterday, in advance of BigData Toronto. Alexey is originally from the Ukraine, and is a believer in business-centric IT, focused […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Smartsheet, a leading SaaS application for managing and automating collaborative work, announced the appointment of Gene Farrell as Senior Vice President of Product. *** Modo, a payments technology company leading the transformation of legacy financial services infrastructure, announced the appointment of Dee Hock, former Founder and CEO […]
There may not be a more commonly used and misunderstood buzzword in the B2B marketing landscape today than Account-Based Marketing (ABM). The most common questions asked about ABM are simple: What is it? How much does it cost? Is it right for my organization? Doug Shirra is Senior Director, Content & Customer Experience Marketing, at […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Forrester Research, Inc. announced the appointment of three new members to the company’s Board of Directors. The new board members are: Dave Boyce, Senior Vice President, Product and Strategy, InsideSales.com Tony Friscia, independent business consultant Yvonne Wassenaar, Chief Operating Oofficer, Airware *** Contegix, a […]
The Government of Canada has issued a press release today, to announce the suspension of the implementation of certain provisions in Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) in response to broad-based concerns raised by businesses, charities and the not-for-profit sector. The provisions, known as Private Right of Action, would have allowed lawsuits to be filed against individuals and organizations for alleged […]
Content marketing is changing. People are able to choose where and when they interact with content. Video marketing is a different type of content, with some surprising statistics: Video is projected to claim more than 80% of all web traffic by 2019. Digital marketing expert James McQuivey estimates that a single minute of video content is the equivalent of 1.8 […]
A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** Analysys Mason, a global telecommunications consulting and research firm, has announced the acquisition of Nexia Management Consulting AS based in Norway. *** Happiest Minds Technologies, a next-generation digital transformation, infrastructure, security and product engineering services company, announced the acquisition of OSSCube, a U.S. based digital […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Intellitix, a global provider of RFID technology solutions, announced the appointment of Carlo Chiarello, to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. *** Wirecard AG, a leading provider of global payment solutions, announced the appointment of industry executives Brad Fauss and Kevin Brown to the Wirecard executive team […]
A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** DataRobot, a leader in automated machine learning, announced the acquisition of Nutonian, Inc., a data science software company specializing in time series analytical modeling. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, and the deal is officially closed. Developed in Cornell’s Artificial Intelligence Lab by two of […]
Interbrand announced its second annual Interbrand Breakthrough Brands report in partnership with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),Ready Set Rocket, and Facebook this week. The 2017 report recognizes 40 next-generation, disruptive brands that define progress and the potential to grow. The report complements Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands report, now entering its 18th year, by putting a spotlight on emerging brands—those that […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** GroupM, the world’s leading media investment group, announced the appointment of Lindsay Pattison as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO). She will lead change initiatives across GroupM and its agencies, and with other WPP companies will create tailored and flexible models that serve clients better in the extremely […]
This week’s digest of mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Statistica, a leader in data science. The acquisition will augment TIBCO’s analytics product offerings, adding new capabilities aimed at making it easier for data scientists […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Hexagon, a leading global provider of information technology solutions, announced the appointment of Ben Maslen as Hexagon’s Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). As CSO, Mr. Maslen will be responsible for the development and execution of strategic initiatives to support Hexagon’s long-term growth. *** Ability Inc., a leading […]
A roundup of the weekly acquisitions and mergers in B2B… *** Upskill (formerly APX Labs), a leader in enterprise software for augmented reality (AR) devices, announced the acquisition of Pristine, a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of AR collaboration and video streaming software. Pristine’s remote assistance and knowledge capture solutions will complement Upskill’s existing Skylight industrial AR platform […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Gage, a marketing technology solution agency, announced it has hired Eric Paradis as Director of Customer Experience. As part of his role, he will provide overall strategy for the Gage Channel Performance Suite platform, which offers e-learning, marketing automation, loyalty and incentives to help […]
We bring you weekly acquisitions in B2B. This is what happened this week: *** Deloitte announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Web Decisions LLC, an omni-channel data management and marketing services company. Web Decisions is known for solving complex data management and campaign management challenges for clients in the retail, e-commerce […]
Humza Teherany is the CEO of Compass Labs, and President of the CIO Association of Canada. B2BNN had a #TwitterChat with Humza, who posted from the @DXAgents account with hashtag #dxagentstalk. What are the priorities of the Canadian #CIO? Join us in 15 min for a chat with Humza Teherany, @ceocompasslabs #dxagentstalk pic.twitter.com/3CU3OtXXvP — B2B […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** BDNA, an information technology services provider, has appointed Mary Haigis as Executive Vice President of Marketing. She will head up corporate branding, field marketing, corporate communications, Web properties and integrated marketing efforts for BDNA. *** Aspect Software, a leading and award-winning provider of fully-integrated […]
