BOSTON, Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — eCommerce conversion company, Ve, has made two acquisitions, entered into a major strategic alliance, and has won three awards in the past two weeks. It reached a $12 million deal for digital advertising company, GDM Digital, and recently announced the acquisition of French data visualization company, qunb, in a multi-million dollar cash and shares deal. Yesterday, publicly listed OPT, Inc. entered into a strategic alliance with Ve to deliver the VePlatform to its extensive Japanese client base.

These acquisitions and strategic alliance partnerships mark a major development in Ve’s expansion into digital advertising, vastly expands Ve’s big data expertise and visualization for its client base, as well as providing faster global market penetration.

On the heels of these recent acquisitions, Ve and its CEO and Co-founder, David J. Brown, has won several awards including, “Digital Entrepreneur of the Year” in the 2014 Great British Entrepreneur Awards, “National Entrepreneur of the Year” in the 2014 Chamber Awards, and Ve took home the “Digital Champion” award in the UK Growing Business Awards for 2014. The company has also been selected to represent Great Britain in the finals of the upcoming European Business Awards.

David J. Brown said, “To be recognized as the Digital Champion in prestigious national awards is a very proud moment in our company history. We always strive to continually innovate to add significant value for our eCommerce clients and with our international growth on top too, we have exciting unfinished business ahead. To therefore be given this accolade, five years into the company’s career is an extraordinary endorsement of the journey we have had and a credit to the hard work of Ve’s incredible team around the world.”

Greg Shlopak, CEO of Ve North America, said, “With all of these recent acquisitions and partnerships with world-class companies, we truly expand our current offerings to encompass digital advertising and big data, and continue to drive market penetration. The value add for our clients means that we are a unified platform, helping to drive higher revenue across the board.”

About Ve

Ve is a global technology company offering a platform to acquire, engage and convert customers at every stage of the eCommerce journey. Its suite of apps help online businesses reduce bounce rates, increase customer engagement, minimize website abandonment and convert browsers to buyers. Founded in 2009, Ve works across 19 languages and within 47 territories. Headquartered in London, the company has 18 offices worldwide. Ve North America, established in 2011, has headquarters in Boston and offices located in New York City and Santa Barbara.

Contact:

Beth Cohen King
Director of Marketing, Ve North America
E: beth.cohenking@veinteractive.com
T: 857-265-3745
W: www.veinteractive.com/us
T: @VeUnitedStates

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