Perficient Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based digital consulting firm, is acquiring Sundog Interactive Inc., a Fargo, North Dakota marketing and technology consulting firm and Salesforce partner. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Perficient is an Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce partner with a history of acquiring companies that support its “digital transformation” offering.
Sundog, founded in 1996, originally focused on building custom websites. In 2003 the firm merged with traditional advertising firm GL Ness and began focusing on marketing. Sundog now has Salesforce consulting capabilities along with a partner relationship management (PRM) solution that extends and accelerates several Salesforce products for the manufacturing vertical, the companies say.
Sundog's annual revenue is about $14 million, with many of the engagements involving manufacturers, the companies say. Roughly 100 of Sundog’s employees will join the Perficient -- including Brent Teiken, Eric Dukart and Johnathon Rademacher moving into key roles.
Perficient Acquires Sundog: Executive Perspectives
Jeffrey Davis, Perficient’s chairman and CEO, commented on the news:
“We are excited to continue to strengthen our Salesforce consulting and digital marketing capabilities with the strategic acquisition of Sundog Interactive. Sundog Interactive’s marketing strategy, data and insights, and technology integration services are highly complementary to Perficient’s end-to-end digital transformation offerings. Adding specialized Salesforce capabilities aimed at accelerating results through smarter marketing further enhances our innovative cloud solutions and better serves our clients’ unique needs.”
Teiken added:
“Perficient is well known for its expertise across many technology platforms, including Salesforce, and continues to be a key technology provider of marketing and sales cloud solutions. We’re thrilled to join the Perficient team, which is widely-recognized as one of the largest and most capable digital transformation consulting firms in the country. The acquisition will accelerate our collective opportunities for continued growth and success within the Salesforce ecosystem.”
Perficient Acquisitions
Perficient has been steadily growing its portfolio through various acquisitions. Among the deals that ChannelE2E has tracked, the company has acquired:
- Nov 2018: Elixiter, a Marketo partner and marketing consultancy.
- Apr 2018: MicroStrategy partner Southport Services Group, an IT consulting firm with business intelligence specialist.
- Jun 2017: Clarity Consulting, a Microsoft cloud partner focused on custom development and digital experience design.
- Jan 2017: RAS & Associates, a management consultancy.
Salesforce Consulting Partners: Mergers and Acquisitions
M&A activity among Salesforce partners has also remained strong. Nearly 20 example M&A deals are listed here as of May 2019.
