IDG Communications Acquires Selling Simplified
February 8, 2022
IDG Communications has acquired Selling Simplified, a Marketing-as-a-Service platform that provides lead generation products, enriched B2B data and intent-driven marketing technology. The deal adds Selling Simplified’s global dataset (160M+ B2B records) and its Demandcentr platform to IDG’s MarTech stack to expand IDG’s lead-generation and intent-data capabilities.
- Buyers
- IDG Communications, Inc.
- Targets
- Selling Simplified Group, Inc.
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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