Tag Archives: Acquisition

HubSpot expands its AI capabilities with Dashworks acquisition

HubSpot’s Breeze Copilot is getting a boost by adding natural language AI from Dashworks to answer users’ questions. Mike Pastore on April 16, 2025   HubSpot announced Wednesday it agreed to acquire Dashworks, an AI-powered workplace search assistant.  HubSpot entered the AI game when it launched Breeze Copilot in 2024. In a statement, HubSpot said … Continue reading HubSpot expands its AI capabilities with Dashworks acquisition

Braze picks up AI decisioning with OfferFit acquisition

OfferFit can personalize more than 100 characteristics in an email with its AI technology. Mike Pastore on March 27, 2025   Customer engagement platform Braze is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire OfferFit, an AI decisioning company, for $ 325 million.  AI decisioning agents autonomously experiment, learn and have the ability to deliver highly … Continue reading Braze picks up AI decisioning with OfferFit acquisition

The influencer marketing space kicks off 2025 with another acquisition

Later’s acquisition of Mavely signals influencer marketing upstarts will defend their turf from big agencies. Mike Pastore on January 3, 2025   Influencer marketing and social media management platform Later announced Friday it acquired Mavely for $ 250 million. Mavely has a network of more than 120,000 creators who the company says drove more than … Continue reading The influencer marketing space kicks off 2025 with another acquisition

Measuring customer acquisition cost: Best of the MarTechBot

See how the MarTechBot responds to a prompt and how the prompt can be improved. Today: calculating marketing efficiency with CAC. MarTechBot on September 9, 2024    Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded … Continue reading Measuring customer acquisition cost: Best of the MarTechBot

DoubleClick Pitch Deck Shows Importance Of Google’s Acquisition

DoubleClick Pitch Deck Shows Importance Of Google’s Acquisition by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 4, 2024 It’s not surprising that Google’s $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007 changed the ad game, but now it seems a document known as a “pitch deck” that recently surfaced shows why a growing number of antitrust experts believe that sort of … Continue reading DoubleClick Pitch Deck Shows Importance Of Google’s Acquisition

Subscriber acquisition best practices following Gmail’s spam update

Insights on list management, subscriber acquisition and personalization to keep your email campaigns effective. Brian McKenna on July 31, 2024     Gmail’s new spam guidelines are putting email and CRM marketers in a bit of a pickle. Responsible list management to stay under spam thresholds means subscriber volume will likely decrease over time. As … Continue reading Subscriber acquisition best practices following Gmail’s spam update

Measuring new customer acquisition and loyalty: Best of the MarTechBot

See how the MarTechBot responds to a prompt and how the prompt can be improved. Today: Costs to engage new and existing customers. MarTechBot on July 15, 2024   Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from … Continue reading Measuring new customer acquisition and loyalty: Best of the MarTechBot

B2B customer acquisition strategies are evolving

B2B marketing organizations have developed holistic approaches to customer acquisition, no longer heavily reliant on person-to-person contact. Kim Davis on May 31, 2024   For a long time it was difficult for B2B marketers to meet prospects face-to-face or at in-person events. Customer acquisition became in many respects a digital process, although it’s now being … Continue reading B2B customer acquisition strategies are evolving

Apple quietly beefs up its AI division with acquisition of French startup

April 22, 2024 Apple quietly beefs up its AI division with acquisition of French startup Datakalab specializes in data compression and image analysis. BY Chris Morris Apple is far from the loudest voice in the world of artificial intelligence right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s planning to sit out the fight. The company quietly acquired … Continue reading Apple quietly beefs up its AI division with acquisition of French startup