The US data giant also achieved record revenues for the quarter, which ended June 30.
At $336.7m, revenues grew by 8.5% from the first quarter a year ago.
The company has increased the gross margin on services from 18.5% in the first quarter a year ago to 25.1% this quarter.
Company leader Charles D Morgan said: "Our first-quarter results were strong and in line with our long-term financial road map. These results reflect the growing strength of our company and the benefits from our ongoing initiatives to transform Acxiom."
The company is still on the end of a long-running campaign from activist shareholder ValueAct Capital Partners, which has argued that its management has failed to create value for investors.
ValueAct has attempted to take over the company, and is trying to secure three seats on its board at the forthcoming annual general meeting. No date has yet been set for the AGM, but it is expected to be in August or early September.
Acxiom last week agreed a deal with CRM software specialist SAP to jointly market the combination of SAP's programme mySAP CRM and Acxiom's data products.
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