Merkle’s Dentsu Aegis Network acquires DWA digital media and marketing agency

Dentsu Aegis NetworkDentsu Aegis Network has acquired the global B-to-B digital media and marketing agency, DWA. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Established in 1996, DWA applies expertise in ad-tech, real-time insight, and management decision support to a range of integrated, global media including Programmatic, Search, Social, and Demand Generation.

The move will expand the B-to-B offering at people-based marketing agency, Merkle, increasing existing capabilities and offering brands in the technology and B-to-B sectors greater sophistication, integrated technology, data, creativity, and performance marketing. The new business will be branded “DWA, a Merkle company”.

David Williams, President and CEO of Merkle, said, “There’s a growing group of enterprise level, B-to-B and technology businesses, all moving at breakneck pace to adopt the best advertising solutions and platforms. DWA’s client list reflects a clear early-mover advantage. The shift toward people-based marketing, led by Merkle, is as relevant in B-to-B as it is elsewhere. This acquisition will strengthen our ability to deliver those capabilities for B-to-B clients, at scale.”

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OgilvyOne acquires Verticurl

wppWPP‘s wholly owned operating company, OgilvyOne, the customer engagement division of Ogilvy & Mather Group, has acquired a majority stake in Verticurl, a demand generation and marketing automation services firm.

Demand generation is the focus of targeted marketing programs to drive awareness and interest in a company’s products, services and/or solutions. Marketing automation refers to data driven software platforms designed for automating repetitive marketing tasks helping to streamline sales and marketing organizations by replacing high-touch, repetitive manual processes with automated solutions.

verticurlHeadquartered in Singapore, Verticurl has a strong global footprint. Founded in 2006, Verticurl employs more than 160 people working across offices in Japan, China, Australia, Korea, India, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and Canada.

Verticurl’s unaudited revenues as at financial year ended 31 March 2013 were S$5.9million, with gross assets of S$2.8 million.

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