Merkle Inc.

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Merkle Group Inc. (also called "Merkle") is a global data-driven, technology-enabled performance marketing agency based in Columbia, Maryland and is part of Dentsu Aegis Network.

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History

Merkle Computer Systems, Inc. was founded in 1971 as part of Merkle Press.

The current Chairman and CEO, David Williams, purchased Merkle for $5.2 million in 1988, at the age of 25, and was the company's 24th employee. Merkle had $3.0 million in revenue in 1988 and $560 million in 2016. The company evolved from a database marketing firm into a full-service performance marketing agency. In 2017, Advertising Age ranked Merkle as the 9th-largest CRM/Direct Marketing Agency in the world; the 5th-largest US search marketing agency.

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Acquisitions & Alliances

• 1995: Acquired Real Good Software Inc. (Merkle's Nonprofit Database Marketing business)
• 1996: Acquired Phoenix Systems Associates Inc.
• 1997: Acquired Electronic Banking Systems (renamed Merkle Response Services)
• 1998: Acquired Worldwide Direct (renamed Merkle Mailing)
• 2004: Acquired Sigma Analytics

• 2005:
• Merkle divested Merkle Mailing Services and formed strategic alliance with Direct Group
• Acquired Domain
• Acquired Quris

• 2007: Acquired CFM Direct LLC, the Response Processing Division of AB&C Group, and CognitiveDATA
• 2009: Acquired CMS Direct

• 2010:
• Acquired Metzner Schneider Associates
• Technology Crossover Ventures purchased a minority equity stake in Merkle
• Opened first international office in Shanghai, China

• 2011:
• Acquired IMPAQT LLC
• Acquired Lenser

• 2012: Acquired Social Amp
• Acquired 5th Finger
• Acquired Brilig
• 2014:
• Acquired New Control
• Acquired RKG
• Acquired 500friends
• 2015:
• Acquired Pointmarc
• Acquired Periscopix
• Joined the Yahoo Preferred Partner program
• Became first authorized Baidu reseller in United States

• 2016:
• Sold majority stake to global media group Dentsu Aegis Network. Deal values Merkle at $1.5 billion.
• Acquired Axis41
• 2017:
• Acquired DIVISADERO
• Acquired Aquila Insight
• Acquired Sokrati
• Acquired Oxyma

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Awards & Recognition

• 2002: Received ISO certification
• 2003: Merkle named a market leader by Forrester
• 2004: NCDM awarded Merkle the Silver Database Excellence Award in the Modeling Applications category for its work with GEICO
• 2005:
• Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) awarded Merkle|Quris Best Email Message for work with Blockbuster Inc.
• Ad:tech Ad:tech Awards Merkle|Quris named Best Email Marketing Campaign with Vail Resorts

• 2006:
• Named a market leader by Forrester
• Advertising Age 2006 Special Report ranked Merkle 38 in World's Top 50 Marketing Organizations
• NCDM awarded Merkle Silver Award for Analytics & Modeling with 21st Century Insurance and the Bronze Award for Technological Applications with Dell, Inc.
• Rated a Market Leader for Email Marketing by Jupiter Research
• Won first annual DMA Analytics Challenge at DMA06
• President & CEO David Williams named a Best Boss by Winning Workplaces and Fortune Small Business magazine
• Fundraising Success magazine awarded Merkle|Domain and Food for the Hungry the Gold Award for Package of the Year

• 2007:
• Named a market leader by Forrester
• Advertising Age 2007 Special Report Ranks Merkle 31 for World's Top 50 Marketing Organizations, moving up seven positions from the year prior
• Merkle President & CEO David Williams named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner in Maryland for 2007
• 2008:
• Gold Award from Fundraising Success magazine for work with CARE USA on "A Million Thanks from a Million Places" campaign
• Bronze Award from Fundraising Success for the package of the year CARE November/December World Report campaign
• Bronze Award from Fundraising Success for E-Philanthropy America's Second Harvest "Fill the Fridge" campaign
• Ranked 31 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Programs for Maryland
• Advertising Age ranked Merkle among the Top 10 Direct Marketing Agencies, in the Top 15 U.S. Marketing Services Agencies and among the Top 30 Agency Companies in the world
• 2009:
• David Williams named "CEO of the Year" by SmartCEO Magazine
• Ranked 27th in Advertising Age Agency Report, Merkle was named the largest worldwide marketing services company and the 6th largest direct marketing agency in America
• 2011:
• Named a market leader by Forrester
• Received ISO 9001 Recertification
• 2013:
• Bronze Stevie Award for 2012 Marketing Imperatives
• DMA Innovation Award
• Fundraising Success Gold Award in Nonprofit E-Mail Campaign $10 Million and Up Category
• Internationalist Award for Innovative Digital Solutions in Humanitarian Category
• Named to Post 200 guide to the Washington region's top businesses, private companies category
• 2014:
• Advertising Age Agency Report 2014 Rankings
  • Fastest Growing Top 20 US Agency from All Disciplines
  • 17th Largest US Digital Agency Network
  • 10th Largest and Fastest Growing CRM/Direct Marketing Network in the World
  • 10th Largest and Fastest Growing Search Marketing Agency
  • 7th Largest US CRM/Direct Marketing Network
  • Top 25 US Mobile Agency (Ranked 19th)
  • Top 50 Agency in the World (Ranked 22nd)
  • Largest US Agencies from All Disciplines (Ranked 20th)
• Bronze Stevie Award for 2013 Marketing Imperatives Campaign
• 2015:
• Advertising Age Agency Report 2015 Rankings
• 10th Largest and Fastest Growing CRM/Direct Marketing Network in the World
• 4th Largest and Fastest Growing Search Marketing Agency
• Periscopix, a Merkle company, received seven Drum Search Awards
• Received five Stevie Awards from the 2015 American Business Awards
  • Gold Stevie Award: Best Internal Recognition/Motivational Event: Merkle's Dream Grant Program
  • Silver Stevie Awards: Best Internal Recognition/Motivational Event: Merkle's Annual Awards Program and Best Brand Experience Event: Merkle's 11th Annual CRM Executive Summit
  • Bronze Stevie Awards: Marketing Campaign of the Year, Branded Content Campaign of the Year: Merkle's Connected CRM Book Campaign and Marketing Campaign of the Year - Corporate Reputation/Professional Services: Merkle's 2014 Marketing Imperatives Campaign
• Recognized as leader by The Relevancy Group in "The Relevancy Ring: Email Agency Buyer's Guide"
• Recognized by Forrester Research as a Leader in the marketing database operations scenario of The Forrester Wave(TM): Customer Insights Services Providers, Q4 2015
• 2016:
• 500friends, a Merkle company, ranked as a Leader in The Forrester Wave(TM): Customer Loyalty Solutions for Midsize Organizations, Q1 2016
• 2017:
• Received 6 Stevie Awards from the 2017 American Business Awards

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Published Works

• 2013: Published book, It Only Looks Like Magic: The Power of Big Data and Customer-Centric Analytics, by Jennifer Veesenmeyer, Peter Vandre, Ron Park and Andy Fisher
• 2014: Published book, Connected CRM: Implementing a Data-Driven, Customer-Centric Business Strategy, by David S. Williams
• 2015: Published book, The Rise of the Platform Marketer: Performance Marketing with Google, Facebook, and Twitter, Plus the Latest High-Growth Digital Advertising Platforms, by Craig Dempster and John Lee

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References

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