Founder Adam Edmunds Type of business Private | Founded 2005 | |
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Industry (VoC) and (EFM) Technology Key people Carine Clark, CEO
Adam Edmunds, Founder Headquarters South Jordan, Utah, United States | ||
Allegiance, Inc is a voice of customer (VoC) and enterprise feedback management (EFM) technology platform that lets organizations collect and analyze consumer data in real time. The company is recognized for providing large companies and government agencies with a range of big data mining tools, and it is listed as one of the GSA’s approved vendors. Allegiance’s clients include, VMware, Citi, AeroMexico, Nalco, Ameriprise, and Dell, and it has been ranked as one of Inc. magazine’s fastest-growing companies.
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The company is headquartered in South Jordan, UT.
History
Allegiance was founded in 2005 when the ethics compliance firm SilentWhistle merged with Allegiance Technologies (founded in 2000), a provider of online feedback tools. Adam Edmunds founded the company to provide organizations with more advanced tools for analyzing customer data in real time.
In 2009, Allegiance acquired Inquisite, a provider of online survey software. In 2012, the company raised $12 million in a Series B round of venture financing, which included investors El Dorado Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners, and Allegis Capital.
In December 2012, Allegiance announced its appointment of Carine Clark as President and CEO. Formerly SVP and CMO for Symantec, Clark has a long career of building successful software companies.
In November 2014, Allegiance announced it would be acquired by Maritz Holdings, Inc. and merged with Maritz Research to form a new independent company called MaritzCX. MaritzCX announced the closing of the deal on January 14, 2015.
Products
Allegiance provides large organizations with tools for collecting and analyzing customer feedback and translating it into business insights in real-time. The company’s flagship product, the Engage platform, is a feedback management platform that generates "Customer Intelligence" by drawing insights from multiple channels a client organization uses to connect with customers. The Engage platform is used by several organizations with large customer feedback databases, including JetBlue and AT&T.
The company provides several other products and services, including text analytics, survey engines, online feedback forms, and social media feedback.
Awards and recognition
Allegiance claims to have won or been nominated for several awards, including: