Acquisition History / Salesforce / Buddy Media
Salesforce Acquires Buddy Media
Announced January 2012 — $689M
What happened
Social media marketing platform.
- Acquirer
- Salesforce
- Target
- Buddy Media
- Announced
- January 2012
- Price
- $689M
- Industry
- Social media marketing
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Salesforce acquire Buddy Media?
Salesforce acquired Buddy Media on January 2012. This was Salesforce's 11th publicly tracked acquisition out of 41 we have on record.
How much did Salesforce pay for Buddy Media?
Salesforce paid $689M for Buddy Media.
What does Buddy Media do?
Social media marketing platform.
What other Social media marketing companies has Salesforce acquired?
Buddy Media is Salesforce's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social media marketing so far.
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