Cision
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| Company type | Public |
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| Nasdaq Stockholm: CSN | |
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| Founded | 1931 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | Merged with Vocus to form Cision Inc. |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
Key people | Kevin Akeroyd,[1] (President & CEO) Peter Granat, (Chairman of the board) |
| Revenue | SEK 975.9 Million 2012[2] |
Number of employees | 1,049 (2012)[2] |
| Website | cision.com |
Cision AB was a Swedish software company.[3] Cision has offices in Europe, North America and Asia. As of 2011, it had revenues of SEK 1 billion. In October 14, 2014, Cision and Vocus announced a friendly merger of the two public relations companies.[4] Cision relocated its headquarters to Chicago and so will Vocus from Maryland. The company is based in Chicago and the combined entity is known as Cision Inc.. [5]
History
Cision, formerly Bacon's Information, was founded in 1932.[6] When Bacon's was acquired by Observer in 2001, it was renamed to Cision.[citation needed] In October 14, 2014, Cision and Vocus announced a friendly merger of the two public relations companies.[4] Cision based in Sweden will relocate its headquarters to Chicago and so will Vocus from Maryland.[4] The company will be based out of Chicago and the combined entity will be known as Cision Inc. [5]
Products and services
CisionPoint is a web-based software as a service product to build media lists, distribute press releases, manage PR campaigns, monitor news coverage and analyze results. CisionPoint is built on the Bacon's Media Database.[7] CisionPoint offers Bacon’s Media Database and CisionPoint’s monitoring and productivity tools. There are three editions of CisionPoint – CisionPoint Enterprise, CisionPoint Professional, and CisionPoint Small Business.
References
- ^ "7 questions for new Cision CEO Kevin Akeroyd | PR Week". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Year End Report 2008". Cision Wire. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Cision North America CEO Joe Bernardo Steps Down", MrWeb, February 23, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Cision and Vocus Unite, Ushering in the Future of PR and Social Software | Cision". cision.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ a b "» Cision to Retire Vocus Name". www.capitolcommunicator.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Cision Launches Multiple Editions of CisionPoint On-Demand Web 2.0 Platform
- ^ "Enterprise Apps Today - CRM, business intelligence and ERP news and research". aspnews.com.
