Microsoft’s nearly four-month long agency review process is over.
Today brings news that the company chose IPG for ads and Dentsu Aegis for media. The release reads:
“At Interpublic Group, creative, localization and deployment will be handled by various agency teams throughout IPG’s global network.”
…which means a lot of work for a lot of people since Microsoft’s annual media spend totals more than $1 billion.
Last month the company’s RFP told the agencies involved in the review that they should be “open to change”, and VP/CMO Chris Capossela writes that both new parties fit that bill:
“We believe both groups will help us communicate more strategically and efficiently in a rapidly evolving marketplace.”
The company reportedly stuck with former Bill Clinton flack Mark Penn to handle the big decision. We can only hope its “Scroogled” campaign doesn’t have quite as many lives.