Salesforce recently announced its acquisition of Datorama, an Isreali global marketing intelligence platform, for an estimated $800 million. This news comes after a summer stream of ad tech acquisitions, from agency group IPG acquiring the biggest division of Acxiom for $2.3 billion, to Vista Equity taking a majority stake in a digital ad measurement firm, Integral Ad Science for $850 million. Forecasted as a top trend for Adtech in 2018 by ADTEKR, this consolidation seems likely to continue throughout the second half of 2018, in particular as those holding data look to vertically integrate with those monetising it.