Dolphin Entertainment Acquires Be Social

Dolphin Entertainment Acquires Elle Communications

July 15, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Dolphin Entertainment has acquired Elle Communications, a public relations agency specializing in social and environmental impact, and will fold the firm into its 42West subsidiary. Elle's founder Danielle Finck and president Silvie Snow-Thomas will remain in leadership and the agency will operate as a division within Dolphin's network; financial terms were not disclosed.

Dotdigital Group plc Acquires Social Snowball for $35M

June 26, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Dotdigital Group plc has acquired Social Snowball Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based influencer, affiliate and referral marketing SaaS platform, for $35 million. The acquisition integrates Social Snowball's creator-driven revenue and Shopify-focused capabilities into Dotdigital's customer experience and data platform to expand its e-commerce marketing offering.

Croud Acquires Born Social

November 15, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

LDC-backed digital agency Croud has acquired Born Social, a social-first creative and influencer agency, to strengthen its social, creative and brand advertising capabilities. Born Social will continue to trade under its brand and its leadership team (led by CEO Ben Tyson and COO Charlotte Hamill) will remain in place as the business is integrated into the Croud group.

Herringbone Digital Acquires BluShark Digital

January 21, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Herringbone Digital has acquired BluShark Digital, a Washington, D.C.-based legal marketing and local search agency. BluShark will continue to operate under its brand and leadership while gaining access to Herringbone's engineering, data, AI enablement, and shared operations to scale its SEO and local-market capabilities across Herringbone's legal vertical.

MarketFully Acquires Social Element

December 4, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

MarketFully has acquired Social Element, a global social media agency, to extend its multilingual InContent Marketing platform into social media, community engagement, and influencer management. The deal — backed by MarketFully's sponsor Lightview Capital — integrates Social Element's social strategy and creative capabilities with MarketFully's AI-driven multilingual content stack; terms were not disclosed.

Inspira Marketing Group Acquires Social Supply Co.

May 1, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Inspira Marketing Group has acquired Social Supply Co., a Carlsbad-based social-first digital marketing agency, to expand its digital content and social capabilities. The acquisition gives Inspira a Southern California content studio and establishes a coast-to-coast presence while integrating Social Supply Co.'s founder, Brett Sirianni, into Inspira's senior leadership as Chief Digital Officer.