DART Innovation
Acquisition in 2024
DART Innovation enhances brand visibility, overcome inventory hurdles, build connections with customers and drive sales.
Apple Tree Group
Acquisition in 2020
Apple Tree Group is a strategic and creative agency specializing in advertising innovation for point of sale to increase brand awareness and spur impulse buys using creative solutions that engage the senses.
Flowcode
Seed Round in 2019
Flowcode provides a QR-based customer engagement platform that enables real-world to digital conversion. The platform supports the creation of custom QR experiences, real-time data collection, CRM integration, and analytics dashboards, helping brands across industries gain actionable insights and optimize campaign performance. It also offers offline-to-online tools such as first-party data collection, geo-reporting data, mobile-first landing pages, and API integrations.
Periscope
Acquisition in 2018
Periscope, Inc. is a full-service marketing agency headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with additional offices in Chicago, Toronto, Hong Kong, and Delhi. Established in 1964, the agency has become the largest independent agency in the Twin Cities, employing around 240 individuals. Periscope offers a comprehensive range of services, including strategy and analytics, branding, advertising, digital and social media marketing, experiential events, media planning and buying, e-commerce, and direct response marketing. The company also provides specialized services such as global photography, packaging, retouching, and vendor management. Serving diverse industries such as sports, retail, healthcare, and corporate communications, Periscope has built an impressive portfolio of local, national, and international clients. As of January 2019, it operates as a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics, Inc., further enhancing its capabilities in the marketing sector.
Rise Interactive
Acquisition in 2018
Rise Interactive, Inc. is a digital marketing agency based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in a variety of online marketing services. Founded in 2004, the company offers search marketing, display marketing, social media, email marketing, and affiliate marketing, alongside analytics services that include customer experience analytics and marketing measurement. Rise Interactive distinguishes itself with its proprietary Connex® platform, which enhances cross-channel media optimization and allows for more effective allocation of marketing resources. The agency caters primarily to Fortune 1000 companies, assisting brands such as ULTA Beauty and Navistar in optimizing their marketing strategies and customer experiences. In 2008, the company rebranded from Internet Marketing Initiative, Inc. and is currently a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Ivie & Associates
Acquisition in 2018
Ivie & Associates, Inc. is a prominent marketing and advertising agency based in Flower Mound, Texas, with additional offices across the United States and production studios in Dallas and Charlotte. Founded in 1993, the company employs over 650 professionals and offers a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet the needs of various clients. These services include creative and production solutions, sourcing and procurement, media services, public relations, digital marketing, customer support, and project management. Ivie & Associates is dedicated to helping organizations effectively manage their marketing initiatives and enhance their overall communication strategies. As a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics, Inc., the agency leverages its extensive expertise to deliver innovative marketing solutions to clients worldwide.
Rise Interactive
Venture Round in 2016
Rise Interactive, Inc. is a digital marketing agency based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in a variety of online marketing services. Founded in 2004, the company offers search marketing, display marketing, social media, email marketing, and affiliate marketing, alongside analytics services that include customer experience analytics and marketing measurement. Rise Interactive distinguishes itself with its proprietary Connex® platform, which enhances cross-channel media optimization and allows for more effective allocation of marketing resources. The agency caters primarily to Fortune 1000 companies, assisting brands such as ULTA Beauty and Navistar in optimizing their marketing strategies and customer experiences. In 2008, the company rebranded from Internet Marketing Initiative, Inc. and is currently a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Pixability
Series C in 2015
Pixability is a data and technology company that provides a cloud-based video advertising platform for brands and their agencies to optimize campaigns across YouTube, YouTube on TV, and connected TV inventory. Its proprietary platform, PixabilityONE, helps ensure brand suitability, maximize return on video ad spend, and deliver actionable insights not available elsewhere. The platform offers tools for campaign management, including creation, benchmarking, testing, optimization, and reporting, as well as channel management and performance analytics. BrandTrack is a measurement solution that helps brands assess YouTube brand performance and adjust strategies. Pixability serves media buyers, agencies, in-house brand teams, and marketers, with clients and partners globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Boston, the company maintains additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and London.
Pixability
Series B in 2014
Pixability is a data and technology company that provides a cloud-based video advertising platform for brands and their agencies to optimize campaigns across YouTube, YouTube on TV, and connected TV inventory. Its proprietary platform, PixabilityONE, helps ensure brand suitability, maximize return on video ad spend, and deliver actionable insights not available elsewhere. The platform offers tools for campaign management, including creation, benchmarking, testing, optimization, and reporting, as well as channel management and performance analytics. BrandTrack is a measurement solution that helps brands assess YouTube brand performance and adjust strategies. Pixability serves media buyers, agencies, in-house brand teams, and marketers, with clients and partners globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Boston, the company maintains additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and London.
Brown Printing
Acquisition in 2014
Brown Printing Company proudly served premier magazine publishers, and catalog and brand marketers with premedia, printing, distribution and integrated media solutions. During its 50 years of successful operation, Brown was known for quality and customer service delivered via a state-of-the-art print-production platform.
UniGraphic
Acquisition in 2014
UniGraphic, Inc., established in 1964 and located in Woburn, Massachusetts, is a provider of digital and commercial printing and mailing services in New England. The company specializes in a range of services, including retouching, prepress, bindery, digital proofing, and large format printing. UniGraphic is committed to delivering high-quality printing products that are both affordable and timely, catering to various client needs through its expertise in commercial offset and digital printing.
Vertis Communications
Acquisition in 2012
Vertis is a results-driven marketing communications company that delivers inventive advertising, direct marketing and interactive solutions to prominent brands across North America. Our deep industry knowledge and extensive range of offerings—including integrated data solutions, digital program management systems, creative services, world-class print and mail production, logistics, out-of-home and business process outsourcing—are used to deliver superior program performance that drives bottom line results for our clients.
Williamson Printing Corporation
Acquisition in 2012
Williamson Printing Corporation is a full-service commercial printing, binding, distribution and project-management company comprised of five operating divisions: Williamson Printing, Williamson Express, Williamson International; Fulfillment Center and Printing Resource Management. Williamson produces a wide range of catalogs, case-bound books, direct mail and other promotional products for local, regional, national and international corporations. High quality, exceptional customer service and its commitment to environmental sustainability have differentiated Williamson in today’s competitive print markets.
Worldcolor
Acquisition in 2010
Worldcolor is an industry leader in providing high-value and comprehensive print, digital and related services to retailers, catalogers, publishers, branded-goods companies and other businesses worldwide.
Founded in 1903, Worldcolor’s products include advertising inserts and circulars, catalogs, direct mail products, magazines, books, directories, digital premedia, logistics and mail list technologies. During its century-long existence, Worldcolor has had a rich tradition of leadership and excellence. Its employees are focused on helping customers meet their needs from facilities located in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.