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9 AdTech transitions in 2014

Companies acquired, rebranded, merged, or shut down in 2014.

Nine AdTech companies underwent significant transitions in 2014, with six acquisitions and two mergers dominating the year's activity. One company, ValueClick, completed a rebranding. Conversant emerged as the most connected entity in the industry with 12 connections during this period.

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AdometryAcquired

Acquired by Google · 2014

Adometry was a marketing attribution and analytics platform that helped advertisers measure cross-channel campaign performance before being …

Conversant
ConversantAcquired

Acquired by Epsilon · 2014

Conversant is a personalized digital advertising platform that delivers individualized marketing experiences across devices, combining data,…

Mobfox
MobfoxAcquired

Acquired by Verve Group · 2014

Mobfox was a mobile advertising exchange and monetization platform that connected app publishers with advertisers through programmatic adver…

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NexageAcquired

Acquired by Millennial Media · 2014

Nexage was a leading mobile advertising exchange and supply-side platform (SSP) that pioneered programmatic mobile advertising before being …

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Acquired by Marin Software · 2014

Perfect Audience was a retargeting platform that enabled small and medium-sized businesses to run display and social media retargeting campa…

TagMan
TagManAcquired

Acquired by Ensighten · 2014

TagMan was a tag management system provider that helped enterprises manage marketing tags and pixels across digital properties before being …

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ValueClickRebranded

Became Conversant · 2014

ValueClick was a leading performance-based digital advertising network that connected advertisers with publishers through cost-per-click and…

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Merged into Yahoo · 2014

BrightRoll was a programmatic video advertising platform that pioneered automated video ad buying and selling before being acquired by Yahoo…

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Merged into IBM iX · 2014

Columbus OH (with Chicago + NYC) digital agency acquired by IBM February 2016 and rebranded into IBM iX.