Acxiom Corp.
Acxiom Hires 2 for New Roles Focused on Innovation, Cloud Services
New hires Keith Camoosa and Ankur Jain will work to "redefine" the data company's products and technology read more >
Through The Years: The 2000s (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
See highlights from Arkansas Business from 2000-2009. read more >
First Community Bank Names Craig Boone Senior VP for Fayetteville Market (Movers & Shakers)
He previously worked in Jonesboro as chief wealth management officer for Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stuttgart. read more >
The Consumer’s Political Influence (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
Just one segment of consumerism, political consumers are defined as those who purchase or choose not to purchase for political reasons certain goods and services. read more >
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Inuvo Looking to Become ‘Modern-Day’ Acxiom
Publicly traded marketing technology provider Inuvo Inc. of Little Rock is looking to buy with dreams of 10-figure revenue. read more >
Dave Creek Media Merges With Bigger Picture Marketing
Two Conway marketing companies, Dave Creek Media and The Bigger Picture Marketing, announce that they are merging to offer clients “a more comprehensive list of services.” read more >
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Ensono’s Mainframe Academy Lures Talent
As topics with national buzz — cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, etc. — find their way into college curriculums, there’s still a need for old-school knowledge, a need felt by companies like Ensono, which is partnering with the University of Central Arkansas to meet its talent requirements. read more >
Shorter Public Companies List Reveals Top, Median Pay
Much about this year’s rankings of public companies and their highest-paid executives by total compensation is typical. But there is something new: data on the median employee compensation of most of the state’s publicly traded companies. read more >
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Acxiom Corp. May Be Gone, But Workers Remain in Arkansas
Arkansas lost a public company but didn’t lose jobs when Acxiom Corp. sold its largest business unit, Acxiom Marketing Solutions, for $2.3 billion to the Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. of New York. read more >
ConversionPoint to Buy Inuvo in $75M Deal
Privately held ConversionPoint Technologies Inc. of Newport Beach, California, has agreed to buy publicly traded Inuvo Inc. of Little Rock in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $75 million. read more >
IPG Completes $2.3B Acquisition of Acxiom Division
The $2.3 billion sale of Acxiom Marketing Solutions to Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. of New York has officially closed. read more >
Acxiom Reports $3M 1Q Loss
Acxiom Corp. of Conway reports a first-quarter loss of $3 million, even bigger than the $1.3 million loss it reported in the same quarter last year. read more >
Acxiom Corp. Employees To Remain In Conway, Little Rock
Acxiom Corp. employees will remain in Conway and Little Rock, some working for LiveRamp and others for Acxiom Marking Solutions, the business unit Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. of New York is buying for $2.3 billion. read more >
Update: Acxiom Sells Marketing Solutions Business to Interpublic for $2.3B
Acxiom Corp. of Conway announced Monday that it would sell its Marketing Solution division to Interpublic Group in a $2.3 billion deal that will leave Arkansas with one fewer public company. read more >
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Reuters: Acxiom Near Deal to Sell Marketing Solutions Unit for $2.2B
On CNBC this morning, Reuters reports that Acxiom Corp. of Conway is nearing a deal to sell its Acxiom Marketing Solutions unit for $2.2 billion to Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. of New York. read more >
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WSJ: Giant Ad Firms Expected to Bid on Acxiom Unit
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that advertising giants Interpublic Group of Cos. of New York and Dentsu Inc. of Tokyo are expected to submit offers to acquire most of Acxiom Corp. of Conway. read more >
Acxiom Reports Profit And Revenue Up For Year, 4Q
Acxiom Corp. of Conway reports a profit of $23.5 million for fiscal 2018, up from $4.1 million in 2017. read more >
Acxiom CEO: Company Welcomes Federal Regulation
Acxiom Corp. CEO Scott Howe says the Conway company welcomes federal regulation that could bring about more protection of consumer data while "democratizing" how data is used. read more >
Simmons Bank Staff Takes Over Acxiom’s Former HQ
A year after investing $25 million for a piece of downtown Little Rock, Simmons Bank continues to sort through details to make the former Acxiom headquarters its own. read more >
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Acxiom Corp. Trims Workers As It Combines Segments
Acxiom Corp. of Conway says it is cutting 2 percent of its global workforce of about 3,300 as it combine its Audience Solutions and Marketing Services divisions into a new business unit called Acxiom Marketing Solutions. The company declined to say how many Arkansas workers would be affected. read more >