Digital Media Solutions Acquires Fosina Marketing Group

Digital Media Solutions Acquires Crisp Results

April 5, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Digital Media Solutions, Inc. (DMS) has acquired Crisp Marketing, LLC (doing business as Crisp Results), a performance-based digital marketing firm focused on insurance and Medicare lead generation. The deal is intended to expand DMS’s insurance and Medicare capabilities, broaden media distribution and advertiser demand, and provide cross-sell and cost-savings opportunities for the combined businesses.

Direct Marketing Solutions Acquires Johnson & Quin

February 14, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Direct Marketing Solutions (DMS) has acquired Johnson & Quin, a 150-year-old, family-owned direct mail production and marketing firm, combining complementary capabilities to form a larger national direct-marketing platform. The deal expands DMS's production capacity and Midwest footprint, preserves leadership continuity (Andrew Henkel becomes President of DMS; David Henkel joins the DMS board) and aims to deepen end-to-end, data-driven omnichannel direct marketing services.

Digital Media Solutions Acquires Traverse Data, Inc.

May 10, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Digital Media Solutions, Inc. (DMS) has acquired Traverse Data, Inc., a data-driven audience activation and re-engagement platform. The acquisition is intended to scale DMS's first-party data asset and accelerate its technology roadmap; no financial terms were disclosed.

Graphic Village Acquires Dayton-Based DMS ink (formerly Dayton Mailing Services)

May 15, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Graphic Village has acquired DMS ink (formerly Dayton Mailing Services), a Yellow Springs-based provider of personalized digital-mailing, marketing automation, and fulfillment services. The DMS ink team and operations will continue at the Yellow Springs facility under the Graphic Village name; former owner Christine Soward will remain as VP of Business Development for mailing services.

Digital Media Solutions Acquires ManagedChaos

August 4, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Digital Media Solutions, Inc. (DMS) has acquired ManagedChaos, the holding company for four performance and affiliate marketing businesses (SmarterChaos, She Is Media, Dealtaker and Elite Media Partners). The acquisition expands DMS’s technology-driven performance marketing capabilities and adds affiliate, coupon/marketplace and female-centric ad network offerings. The Forbes M+A Group served as exclusive advisor to ManagedChaos on the transaction.

Fortis Solutions Group Acquires Digital Dogma Corp.

September 1, 2022

Packaging

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners, acquired Digital Dogma Corp., a California-based digital manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging. The acquisition expands Fortis's digital printing capabilities and extends its coast-to-coast manufacturing footprint into California; financial terms were not disclosed.