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Acquisitions in Social Media Analysis
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Most Recent Transactions
CreatorIQ Acquires Tribe Dynamics 21 September 2021
InMoment Acquires Lexalytics 9 September 2021
Talkwalker Acquires Reviewbox 24 August 2021
Traject Suite Grows with Loomly Acquisition 23 August 2021
BlueHalo Acquires Scraawl Developer IAI 20 August 2021
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Acquisitions by Company
| Company | acquired (m/yy) | ...which had acquired/ merged with | |
| Accenture | Novetta (8/21) | ||
| Access Intelligence | Pulsar (10/19) Isentia (6/21) | Brandtology (2/11) BuzzNumbers (8/12) | |
| Akio Software | Spotter (9/14) | ||
| American Family Insurance | Networked Insights (12/17) | ||
| Anexinet | ListenLogic (1/16) | ||
| Apple | Topsy (12/13) | ||
| Astute | Socialbakers (9/20) | Social Insider (4/14) Applum (6/14) | |
| Attensity | Biz360 (4/10) | ||
| Avos | Tap11 (5/11) | ||
| Babel Street | Dunami (6/20) | ||
| Bazaarvoice | Curalate (7/20) | ||
| Blazent | Bottlenose (8/17) | ||
| BlueHalo | IAI (8/21) | ||
| blueReport | net-clipping (8/14) | ||
| Brillio | Marketelligent (10/14) | ||
| CARMA | CustomScoop (7/16) Manchete (2/21) | ||
| Cheetah Digital | Wayin (7/19) | EngageSciences (5/16) | |
| Cicero Group | Yatterbox (9/13) | ||
| Cision | Visible (9/14) Vocus (10/14) Gorkana (10/14) Viralheat (3/15) PR Newswire (12/15) l'Argus de la Presse (6/17)* CEDROM-SNi (12/17) PRIME Research (12/17) ShareIQ (7/18) Falcon.io (1/19) TrendKite (1/19) Unmetric (10/19) Brandwatch (2/21) | Cymfony (4/12) Engine 140 (2/11) Metrica (10/09) Komfo (2/18) Insightpool (6/18) -Next Principles (2/15) Union Metrics (6/18) PeerIndex (12/14) BuzzSumo (10/17) Crimson Hexagon (10/18) Qriously (3/19) | |
| ChapsVision | Bertin IT (6/21) | AMI Software (5/15)* | |
| CNW Group | dna13 (4/10) | ||
| Cogia Intelligence | MeMo News (9/15)* | ||
| Confirmit | Integrasco (1/14) | ||
| Connotate | Fetch Technologies (3/12) | ||
| Coupang | CalmSea (11/13) | ||
| CreatorIQ | Tribe Dynamics (9/21) | ||
| Crowd Analyzer | Task Spotting (1/20)* | ||
| Dassault Systèmes | Netvibes (2/12) Proxem (7/20) | ||
| Dataminr | WatchKeeper (7/21) | ||
| Dataxet | Sonar Platform (7/20) NAMA (7/20) | ||
| Decooda | CX Workout (2/20) | ||
| Deloitte | Blab (8/17)* | ||
| Digital Tomorrow Today | Tweetchup (6/15) | ||
| DigitalGlobe | Tomnod (4/13) | ||
| Dinamize | LiveBuzz (9/11) | ||
| Dow Jones | Factiva (10/06) | ||
| Dun & Bradstreet | Fliptop—partial (4/14) | ||
| Easiware | Dictanova (4/19)* | ||
| Ebiquity | Digital Balance (8/17) | ||
| emfluence | Spiral16 (6/15) | ||
| Engagement Labs | Entrinsic (7/14) Keller Fay Group (7/15) | ||
| Eptica | Lingway (11/12) | ||
| ESW Capital | Jive Software (5/17) FirstRain (8/17) Synoptos (3/19) | Filtrbox (1/10) | |
| Evolve24 | Sherpa Analytics (8/14) | ||
| e-Rewards | Conversition (5/11) | ||
| Threadsy (8/12) | |||
| Facelift | socialBench (12/15) | ||
| FigBytes | Unison (1/19)* | ||
| Fluid | 8thBridge (4/14) | ||
| Forrester | GlimpzIt (7/18) | ||
| Freshdesk | Airwoot (4/16) | ||
| Genesys | Solariat (3/14) | ||
| GfK | Sensemetric (6/13) | ||
| PostRank (6/11) | |||
| gShift | InNetwork (3/16) | ||
| HENSOLDT | SAIL LABS (1/21) | ||
| Hootsuite | Seesmic (9/12) uberVU (1/14) Brightkit (7/14) Zeetl (9/14) Sales Prodigy (3/16) AdEspresso (2/17) LiftMetrix (2/17) Naritiv tool (3/17) Sparkcentral (1/21) Heyday (8/21) | ||
| Hottolink | Gala Buzz (4/12) Socialgist (1/15) | ||
| IAC | BuzzLabs (5/11) | ||
| iAdvize | Bringr (5/15) | ||
| IBM | AlchemyAPI (3/15) | ||
| ICX Media | SEEN (6/18)* | ||
| IMS Health | Semantelli (4/13) | ||
| Infomedia | Opoint (2/18)* M-Brain MI (9/19) | ||
| InMoment | MaritzCX (3/20)* Wootric (1/21) Lexalytics (9/21) | Evolve24 (10/10) Infonic (7/08) Semantria (7/14) | |
| Innodata | MediaMiser (7/14) PRN Agility (5/16) | InfoGlutton (1/12) | |
| Interactions | Digital Roots (5/17)* | ||
| interlinkONE | AwarenessHub (10/15) | ||
| Intrado | NASDAQ OMX (1/18)* Notified (4/19)* | Twintip Insights (partial- 11/16) Lissly (partial - 5/17) | |
| Ipsos | Synthesio (10/18) | Bunkr (1/17) Social Karma (7/17) | |
| J.D. Power | Umbria (4/08) | ||
| Kenshoo | Signals Analytics (12/20) | ||
| Khoros | Lithium Technologies (9/18) Spredfast (9/18) Topbox (1/21) | Scout Labs (5/10) Social Dynamx (10/12) Klout (3/14) Mass Relevance (4/14) Shoutlet (8/15) | |
| Knewin | Zubit (10/17) | ||
| KPMG | WiseWindow (4/12) | ||
| Launchmetrics | Augure (1/16) | iMente (12/11) Adequate Systems (1/13) Wisemetrics (6/15) | |
| LexisNexis | Moreover (10/14) | ||
| LookSmart | Syncapse (8/13) | ||
| LRW | MotiveQuest (9/16) | ||
| M-Brain | Whitevector (7/13) Opoint (4/16) | Infopaq Sweden (12/13) | |
| Maps Group | Roialty (7/19) | ||
| MarketCast | Fizziology (8/17)* | ||
| Marketwired | Sysomos (7/10; separated 2/15) | ||
| Mavrck | GroupHigh (8/19) | ||
| Meltwater | BuzzGain (2/10) JitterJam (3/11) IceRocket (8/11) OculusAI (3/13) Encore Alert (3/16) Wrapidity (2/17) Klarity (6/17) Infomart (6/17)* Cosmify (8/17) Algo (8/17) DataSift (3/18) Sysomos (4/18) Linkfluence (3/21) Klear (4/21) Owler (6/21) | Expion (7/15) gazeMetrix (9/15) TrendyBuzz (3/14) Die Medialysten (7/15) ActSocial (10/15) Scoop.it (10/18) | |
| MetrixLab | CRM Metrix (11/11) | ||
| Microsoft | Netbreeze (3/13) Parature (1/14) | ||
| MindMixer | VoterTide (3/13) | ||
| Mu Sigma | Webfluenz (6/14) | ||
| Mynewsdesk | Mention (8/18) | ||
| NASDAQ OMX | Glide Technologies (10/11) | ||
| NetBase Quid | Merger (1/20) | ||
| Nexalogy | Exvisu (1/10) | ||
| News Group International | Report International (7/12) KD Paine & Partners (7/12) | ||
| NICE | Brand Embassy* (5/19) | Beepl (12/12) | |
| Ninestars | NEWBASE (12/12) | ||
| NM Incite | BuzzMetrics (4/07) SocialGuide (11/12) | Trendum, Intelliseek | |
| Nosto | Stackla (6/21) | ||
| OBI4wan | Buzzcapture (2/17) HowAboutYou (4/20) | ||
| Onclusive | Ozmotic (4/19) | ||
| OneQube | Internet Media Labs (6/17) Them Digital (6/17) | ||
| Oracle | RightNow (10/11) Vitrue (5/12) Collective Intellect (6/12) | ||
| Ornico | Fuseware (5/15)* | ||
| Palantir | Poptip (7/14) | ||
| PeopleBrowsr | Swaylo (2/13) | ||
| PITOOEY! | RAADR (12/13) | ||
| Polygraph Media | Offergraph (8/14) | ||
| Progressive Media Group | Attentio (4/12) | 365Research (1/11) | |
| Proofpoint | Nexgate (10/14) Socialware (11/15)* | ||
| Qualtrics | Clarabridge (7/21) | Engagor (5/15) | |
| Reputation | Nuvi (4/21)* | Nuvi (9/18) Banyan (5/19) | |
| Rock Content | ScribbleLive (12/19)* | Appinions (4/15)* Visually (1/16)* Scompler (2/16) | |
| Quotient Technology | Ahalogy (6/18) | ||
| Salesforce.com | Radian6 (3/11) Buddy Media (6/12) | 6Consulting (3/11) | |
| SeaChange International | Timeline Labs (12/14) | ||
| Seismic | Percolate (11/19) | ||
| Sentimonitor | Vortio (10/16) | ||
| Shapiro+Raj | MutualMind (5/16) | ||
| Shiji | ReviewPro (1/17) | ||
| Slyce | Ditto Labs (11/18) | ||
| SOCi | Brandify (7/21) | ||
| Social Data Intelligence | SDL (partial, 4/17) | Alterian (1/12) -Techrigy (7/09) --Andiamo Systems (5/09) -Intrepid (9/10) --Lift9 (5/10) | |
| Sprinklr | Dachis Group (2/14) TBG Digital (8/14) Branderati (9/14) Pluck (2/15) Get Satisfaction (4/15) Scup (4/15) NewBrand (6/15) Booshaka (11/15) Little Bird (11/16) | ||
| Sprout Social | Simply Measured (12/17) | Inside Social (9/15) DataRank (10/15) | |
| StatSocial | Macromeasures (1/18) | ||
| Syncapse | Clickable (6/12) | ||
| Tailwind | PinClarity (7/12) PinReach (10/13) PinAlerts (10/16) | ||
| Talkwalker | Nielsen Social (7/20) Reviewbox (8/21) | ||
| Telligent | Zimbra (7/13) (Telligent spun out 8/15) | ||
| thismoment | Position2 (2/12) | ||
| Tickr | Market.Space (3/17) | ||
| TO THE NEW | ThoughtBuzz (9/13) | ||
| Traject | Social Report (3/20)* GatherUp (11/20)* PLANOLY (12/20)* Sendible (3/21) Loomly (8/21) | ||
| Trufan | SocialRank (11/19) PLAYR.gg (11/20) | ||
| TrustYou | ReviewAnalyst (9/11) | ||
| BackType (7/11) Bluefin Labs (2/13) Trendrr (8/13) Mesagraph (3/14) SecondSync (3/14) Gnip (4/14) Smyte (6/18) Reshuffle (3/21) | AM Analytics (1/10) | ||
| Uberall | Spotistic (10/15) MomentFeed (6/21) | ||
| UNICEPTA | Ubermetrics (1/21) | ||
| Unified | awe.sm (5/14) | ||
| Unison | Brand Machine (5/18) two42solutions (?/15) | ||
| Verint | KANA (1/14) Conversocial (8/21) | Overtone (4/11) HipMob (3/17) Assist (3/19) | |
| VICO | Infospeed (4/15) | ||
| W2O Group | VinTank (3/15) Symplur (4/20) | ||
| Webedia Group | Semantiweb (1/16) Nuke Suite (9/16) | ||
| Wikio | Neotia (4/10) | ||
| WPP | TNS (10/08) CIC (1/12) Fisheye Analytics (12/13) | Cymfony (2/07) | |
| YDM Group | Computerlogy (8/15) | ||
| YouScan | BrandSpotter (3/18) | ||
| ZeroFOX | Cyveillance (10/20) |
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