Genesys (www.genesys.com), a customer experience, omnichannel and contact center solution and Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (www.inin.com), a customer engagement and global leader of cloud and on-premise solutions for communications and collaboration, are entering into a definitive agreement. In this agreement Genesys will acquire Interactive Intelligence in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion.
How Will This Affect You and Your Customers?
The transaction will accelerate Genesys’ mission of powering customer experiences at scale, anytime, anywhere – over any channel and device, in the cloud and on-premise. Both Genesys and Interactive Intelligence have developed best-in-class capabilities with highly complementary product portfolios that serve adjacent market segments. So together, the combined company will provide a broad customer experience solutions globally for organizations of all sizes across a range of industries.
If you are wondering about their commitment to accelerate innovation and R&D, Genesys has explained they are committed to accelerate innovation in the customer experience market, with more than $1.3 billion in revenue and annual R&D spend approaching $200 million.
Notes From The Executives
Paul Segre, Chief Executive Officer, Genesys offered, “This is a milestone transaction that combines industry-leading expertise and capabilities to enable lasting customer relationships, accelerate innovation and drive growth. Our combined product portfolio will provide the broadest set of transformative customer experience solutions optimized for customers of all sizes and sophistication levels, available both in the cloud and on-premise. We will significantly invest across the entire Interactive Intelligence product portfolio to support the continued momentum of PureCloud®, Cloud Communications-as-a-Service℠ (CaaS) and Customer Interaction Center™ (CIC), in addition to the rich portfolio of products offered by Genesys today. We are excited to work with the Interactive Intelligence team to deliver even greater innovation and value to our global customers and partners.”
Dr. Don Brown, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Intelligence explained their position by saying, “We have been working for the past 22 years to build an outstanding company with innovative, disruptive technology solutions that transform businesses. I am confident that our agreement with Genesys, which follows a careful evaluation of strategic alternatives, provides Interactive Intelligence shareholders with immediate and significant value, and will deliver meaningful benefits to our customers, partners and employees. The combination of Genesys and Interactive Intelligence provides a complete portfolio to address all market segments by combining Interactive Intelligence’s PureCloud, Cloud Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS), and Customer Interaction Center (CIC) with Genesys’ offerings. I am excited for the combined company to continue to grow and meet the needs of organizations around the world.”
What Does This Mean to You
Customer experience here to stay. It is the one competitive differentiator that a brand can’t ignore. Customers either have a great experience, over many touch points over the time they spend with a brand or they don’t. If they don’t, often don’t return. The question is what solution(s) will your brand use to affect their experience of doing business with your brand? Many choices for sure.
@drnatalie petouhoff,
VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research
Covering Customer Experience