Media account renewal reflects Specsavers’ commitment to the IPA & ISBA Pitch Positive Pledge Specsavers has renewed its media contract with Manning Gottlieb OMD and OMD Ireland without conducting a competitive pitch, building on its 11-year relationship with the Omnicom agencies. The process, a pioneering move that reflects its commitment to the IPA & ISBA […]
Omnicom PR Group (OPRG) today announced the appointment of Jillian Janaczek as CEO of Porter Novelli, the strategic communications agency that helps companies and brands use purpose to do business better. Jillian Janacek will report to Chris Foster, CEO of OPRG and be part of the global leadership team. “Jillian has the right experience, expertise and vision to […]
RAPP Worldwide and the Proximity Worldwide offices that sit within Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group (OPMG) are integrating into the RAPP Worldwide family. The enlarged organization will become a fusion of both agencies’ individual strengths, creating an even stronger and more competitive powerhouse of talent, capabilities and clients. The merger will extend the agencies’ global scale and […]
FAP is a neurological, inherited progressive disease. To clarify what the symptoms of this rare and hard-to-diagnose condition are, Pfizer invited TracyLocke Brazil—a global agency part of groups Omnicom, ABC Group, and DDB Latina—to create a delicate campaign to bring awareness to the disease and show that it’s possible to slow down its progression. Written […]
Bayer, a global leader in animal health, has awarded its Companion Animal global account to a combined Proximity and BBDO offering. The decision was made following a competitive review. The assignment includes the Seresto, Advantix, Advantage and Drontal brands and will be led by an integrated team out of Dusseldorf, with additional local market support […]
Leading global marketing and corporate communications company Omnicom Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMC), today announced the roll-out of Omni, its people-based precision marketing and insights platform, designed to identify and define personalized consumer experiences at scale across creative, media, CRM as well as other Omnicom practice areas. Omni delivers a first-of-its kind, single view of the […]
New analysis has revealed that the global marcoms M&A market in Q1 2018 was led by a dramatic increase in private equity (PE) backing. Almost a quarter (22%) of all deals involved PE, 41 in total, double the 11% seen in the last two quarters of 2017. The study was carried out by Results International, […]
Omnicom announced the appointment of Torrey La Grange to the newly created position of Chief Talent Officer of its Global Client Leaders (GCL) group. The GCL group is comprised of client leaders responsible for overseeing Omnicom’s top global accounts. Underscoring the company’s ongoing investment in talent and connected client solutions, Torrey will be working closely […]
Gunn Report, the global index of creative excellence in advertising, today released the results of the newly launched Gunn 100, a ranking of the top 100 creatively awarded advertising ideas of 2017- regardless of their communication discipline – and the companies behind them. The rankings, which include the top creative agencies, agency networks, holding companies, […]
IKEA UK & Ireland has consolidated its CRM and digital agency account into Omnicom. The appointment was made following a competitive pitch. Proximity London will lead the account, with support from content marketing specialist, Redwood and AMV BBDO’s social arm, XLab. By appointing a group that can bring together one single client-facing team of specialists, […]