In his previous gig, Cision CEO Kevin Akeroyd oversaw $6 billion worth of acquisitions as GM of the Oracle Marketing Cloud. Now he has a similar vision for earned media. Since Akeroyd’s appointment as Cision’s chief in 2016, he’s spearheaded several acquisitions and shepherded the now-public company through a $2.4 billion merger with investment firm […]
Kevin Akeroyd, SVP and GM for the Oracle Marketing Cloud, has moved on. Akeroyd was named CEO of Cision, a media intelligence firm serving the PR sector. The company’s somewhat dubious claim to fame is a database jam-packed with journalists’ email addresses, but it’s also pushing into areas such as job services and content marketing. […]
Cision, largely known as a purveyor of PR software, has acquired enterprise social media and content marketing platform Viralheat. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cision has been on an acquisition streak over the past year, merging with media intelligence tool Vocus, acquiring UK-based Gorkana Group and snapping up social analytics platform Visible Technologies. […]
