Cision
Not to be confused with Cision Inc., the public relations software company based in Chicago.
Cision | |
Public | |
Traded as | OMX: CSN |
Industry | Public Relations Services, PR Software, Marketing Resources, Media Contacts Database, Press Release Distribution |
Fate | Merged with Vocus to form Cision Inc. |
Founded | 1892 |
Defunct | 2015 |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
Key people
|
Peter Granat, (President & CEO) Anders Böös, (Chairman of the board) |
Revenue | SEK 975.9 Million 2012[1] |
Number of employees
|
1,049 (2012)[1] |
Website | cision.com |
Cision AB was a Swedish software company.[2] 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.[3] 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.. [4]
History
Cision, formerly Bacon's Information, was founded in 1932.[5] 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.[3] Cision based in Sweden will relocate its headquarters to Chicago and so will Vocus from Maryland.[3] The company will be based out of Chicago and the combined entity will be known as Cision Inc. [4]
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.[6] 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
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- ↑ "Cision North America CEO Joe Bernardo Steps Down", MrWeb, February 23, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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- ↑ Cision Launches Multiple Editions of CisionPoint On-Demand Web 2.0 Platform
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- Media companies of Sweden
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- International marketing research companies
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- 1892 establishments in Sweden
- Companies established in 1892
- Companies disestablished in 2015
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