"Like an LBi or AKQA, Amaze has strength across the entire digital stack from marketing strategy through to solution design and implementation. This relatively unique combination of the creative mind set of an agency coupled with robust technology implementation skills has enabled it to develop a strong position in global eCommerce and eCRM implementations and has helped drive recent impressive growth.
"Amaze is, in many respects, positioned more closely to the large strategy and business consulting firms such as IBM Interactive, Deloitte Digital and Accenture than a traditional digital agency.
"Following the high profile LBi and AKQA deals of 2012, there is a shrinking pool of sizeable independent digital agencies. This transaction demonstrates that there is still considerable appetite for such agencies, particularly those with international reach, and strong capabilities in eCommerce, eCRM, mobile, social media and technology.
"For St Ives the acquisition of a sizeable digital asset of this calibre is a vital building block in its strategy to develop its integrated marketing services offering."
stan mag on 04 Sep 13Now for some HIGHLIGHTS: 30% of investors use twitter to help investigate companies. Investor reliance on digital media to gather information doubled since 2010. 86% of investors say online (blogs, social media) sources have become more important this year with investors. Investors making use of a number of different digital sources (company website, syndicated and traditional online publications, and social media). 56% of investors report that the influence of digital and social media is increasing in their investment decision process. Along with the growth of investor consumption of digital information, investors are also using social media & digital media to contribute investment information. 24% of investors report making an investment decision after sourcing information from blogs. 61% of US investors have been prompted to investigate an issue further after reading about it in a blog post.
