Merkle
Merkle is a business, technology, and marketing services consultancy founded in data science and digital business performance, operating as part of the Dentsu network.
Last updated Oct 20, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Oct 26, 2026
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At a glance
- Employees
- 10001+
- Funding
- $1.2B
- Revenue
- $1B+
- Stock
- NASDAQ:MRKL
About
Global leader in data-driven customer experience management and performance marketing, operating as a core CXM capability within the Dentsu network
Merkle is a business, technology, and marketing services consultancy founded in data science and digital business performance, operating as part of the Dentsu network. Bringing together consulting, design, engagement, technology, and analytics, Merkle functions as a global leader in market intelligence, data science, and analytics, turning insight into commercial and customer outcomes. In the advertising space, Merkle offers a marketing technology integration capability that unifies adtech and martech, enabling organizations to optimize ad spend, reduce attrition, improve acquisition rates, and increase revenues by combining DMP technology with advanced AI. This capability integrates paid media activity and customer engagement data through a two-way connection between an advertiser's third-party DMP and a customer decisioning platform, allowing businesses to orchestrate personalized, omnichannel journeys across ad and marketing channels. Through its dedicated B2B unit, Merkle B2B, the company specializes in data-driven account-based marketing, creative, and media for complex enterprise buying journeys, bringing together strategy, research, creative, media, data, and marketing automation expertise. Source 1: merkleinc.com — We Dream, Do, and Deliver CX Transformation Source 2: pega.com — Merkle and Pega bring adtech, martech together Source 3: saleshive.com — Merkle B2B Review 2026: Pricing, Features, Pros & Cons
Business model
Agency / Consultancy
Target market
Enterprise
What they offer
Customer Experience Management (CXM)
End-to-end capability combining data, technology, and creative to design and deliver personalized customer journeys across channels.
Marketing Technology Integration
Unifies adtech and martech by connecting third-party DMPs with customer decisioning platforms to enable omnichannel orchestration and optimize ad spend.
Merkle B2B
Dedicated unit offering account-based marketing, creative, media, and marketing automation for complex enterprise B2B buying journeys.
Data Science & Analytics
Advanced analytics, AI, and market intelligence services that convert customer data into actionable commercial insights.
Performance Media
Paid media planning, activation, and optimization services leveraging first-party data and audience intelligence.
Loyalty Solutions
Strategy and technology services for designing and managing customer loyalty and retention programs.
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- 1971 · Founded
- 2016Acquired by Dentsu Inc.Still operating as part of Dentsu Group Inc.