DMNews Database Weekly: Salesforce.com buys Jigsaw for $142M

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April 22, 2010 Check out DMNews on your smartphone News Salesforce.com buys Jigsaw for $142M Nathan Golia Salesforce.com acquired business data company Jigsaw on April 21, in a bid to compete in the data services arena. The $142 million deal is expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, which begins on May 1 of that year.   Rite Aid launches loyalty program nationwide Nathan Golia Pharmacy chain Rite Aid launched the Wellness+ loyalty program nationwide on April 19 at the conclusion of a six-month pilot program in Buffalo, NY; Greensboro, NC; Harrisburg, PA; and San Diego. Rite Aid worked with Marc's Pittsburgh office on the initiative.   Marketers grow internal use of direct and digital Nathan Golia, Frank Washkuch CMOs are stepping up their use of traditional direct marketing tactics, including customer data integration and analytics, lead qualification and harvesting and performance measurement, according to the Chief Marketing Officer Council's latest State of Marketing report, released April 19.   Worldata: List prices stable Kevin McKeefery Marketing list prices were stable or showed growth this year vs. spring 2009 in most sectors, according to Worldata's Spring 2010 List Index. The only significant decline was in consumer e-mail lists, which dropped $13/M year-ov   Column Data appending: Dive deeper beneath match rates Peg Kuman, CEO, Telematch The need to append a prospect or customer data file with third-party data is a necessity for most intelligence-driven marketers.   DMNews' Essential Guide to Lists, Database Marketing & Data Services The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Lists & Databases is now online The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Lists and Databases is now available as a PDF file. Click on the image or headline to download it.   Click here to fill out DMNews' 2010 Agency Business Report survey
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