XL Marketing Corp., a leading Big Data-Driven Marketing & CRM company, announces the acquisition of Adchemy Actions Division of Adchemy, Inc.

NEW YORK and FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Marketing Corp., a leader in the fast growing Big Data-Driven Marketing and CRM space, announced today that it has acquired the Adchemy Actions division of Adchemy, Inc., a Silicon Valley pioneer in the application of real-time analytics and machine learning to personalize marketing messages that drive customer action.

New York City-based XL Marketing will use Adchemy Actions' patented Marketing Platform to power the Company's Web - Desktop and Mobile - Marketing efforts on behalf of brands in the Financial Services, Insurance, Communications Services, Health & Wellness and Education sectors. Adchemy Actions' platform synthesizes Big Data in real time to best match a marketing message to a specific individual, resulting in better returns for Brands and an improved user experience for consumers.

"We are thrilled about this transaction," said David A. Steinberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of XL Marketing. "This acquisition strengthens our positioning in the Big Data space and solidifies our strategic architecture.  Combining this world-class Web Marketing platform with our existing world-class ZetaMail email platform and leading-edge Social Media capability creates the premier 'end to end' marketing solution – from Acquisition to Engagement to CRM -- for Brands."

The entire Adchemy Actions division will join XL Marketing's team of more than 500 professionals.  The Company will create a 'Center of Excellence' in Silicon Valley for Technology & Analytics, joining its other Centers of Excellence in New York City, London and Hyderabad, India.

Cullen Jowitt, Vice President and General Manager of the Adchemy Actions division, becomes a Senior Vice President for XL Marketing. Eddie Rau, Jr., one of the architects of the Adchemy Actions platform, will be Vice President of Engineering.  Matt Tillman will be a Vice President and General Manager in the Financial Services vertical.

"We're proud of what we've been able to achieve to-date with Adchemy Actions," said Murthy Nukala, CEO, Adchemy. "We believe the combination of the Adchemy Actions with XL Marketing will greatly benefit Actions' clients and partners. The sale allows Adchemy to focus solely on the future of search and create terrific software that delivers overwhelming value to our customers."

Adchemy, based in Foster City, CA, will re-invest all proceeds from the transaction into its SaaS platform that helps digital marketers scale ecommerce revenue acquisition with unbelievably useful ads.  Currently eight out of the top 50 retailers in the IR500 use Adchemy software.

About XL Marketing Corp.
XL Marketing is a Big Data-Driven Marketing and CRM company that integrates data, technology and marketing services to help leading brands acquire, engage and retain customers. Founded by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, former CEO of Apple Computer and Pepsi-Cola, in 2007, XL Marketing has rapidly grown into a recognized leader in the emerging Big Data space.  The Company's set of Data, Email, Social, Search and Mobile solutions are used by blue-chip clients such as American Express, Travelers Corp, US Airways and Barclay's in the US and UK markets.  With over 500 employees worldwide, the Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boulder, Tampa, Washington DC, London and Bristol, UK, Madrid, Amsterdam and Hyderabad, India. For more information visit www.xlmarketing.com

About Adchemy®
Adchemy helps online brands scale ecommerce revenue acquisition with easy-to-use software that radically simplifies digital marketing campaigns and delivers unbelievably useful ads. Adchemy clients experience an improvement of at least 100 percent more revenue and 40+ percent higher margins, all while maintaining or exceeding their target return on ad spend. For more information, please visit: www.adchemy.com

SOURCE XL Marketing Corp.