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Forrester Research Inc., an independent research company providing proprietary research, customer insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs, has reportedly named Acxiom Corporation as a Leader in its December 2009 report, “Forrester Wave: Email Marketing Service Providers, Q4 2009,” an evaluation of email marketing service providers.

Acxiom (News - Alert) specializes in interactive marketing services and infrastructure management, connecting clients with their customers through deep consumer insight, powering effective and profitable marketing initiatives and business decisions. Forrester’s (News - Alert) report finds Acxiom well equipped and capable of managing large global enterprises, particularly in a full-service manner.

As stated in the December 2009 report, Acxiom “has directed its investments and organizational development toward digital and multichannel strategies that create, integrate and optimize engaged consumer experiences across a growing list of channels globally: email, direct mail, mobile, social, Web, display ads, and digital TV.”

Forrester’s evaluation also noted that “Acxiom has been quick to integrate mobile and social functionality to meet the growing needs of the email marketer.”

“Our investments aim to make each of our clients a hero in the eyes of their customers and deliver them substantial return on marketing investment," said John Meyer, chief executive officer at Acxiom, in a release.

“Email is a critical investment for our organization as it is a strong enabler of multichannel marketing programs and benefits when combined with our cross-organizational strengths in deep customer insight, agency services and global footprint," added Meyer.

"Our organization is privileged to work with some of the world’s top brands and I believe Forrester's analysis helps to reflect the trust and partnership bestowed upon us to deliver high-performance marketing and advertising programs year in and year out," said Tim Suther, senior vice president for Global Multichannel Marketing Services, Acxiom.

"We greatly appreciate this acknowledgement from a firm as well noted in the industry," added Suther.

The Acxiom Impact-X solution suite is an email marketing platform that is said to enable businesses to design, send, analyze and optimize direct marketing communications across multiple digital channels. Recently introduced, Acxiom Impact-X Email 8.1, as stated, delivers powerful new for marketers and integrates email marketing with social media and at the same time also delivers unique marketing insights to drive improved performance.