Accounts in Review: GNC Does an About-Face in Unbundling Its Ad Business
Brand Marketing
GNC, in its decision to split its ad business among three shops, has abandoned a bundled model after just a year. In early 2014, the retailer consolidated its creative and [...]
3 Teams Reach the Final Round of the Big Sears Holdings Review
Brand Marketing
Three holding company teams have advanced in Sears Holdings Corp.'s marketing services review. Agency teams from Havas, Publicis Groupe and Interpublic Group made the cut and will be briefed further [...]
Accounts in Review: Safelite AutoGlass Unbundles Its Media Business
Brand Marketing
Even while sister brands Sears and Kmart look to bundle their business, another retailer has gone in a different direction. Safelite AutoGlass, a unit of Belron that operates in all [...]
Accounts in Review: Here’s Why Dentsu Left the Sears Holdings Battle
Brand Marketing
Despite being an incumbent with a shot at a larger share of Sears Holdings' business, Dentsu has exited the company's review of all marketing services for Sears and Kmart. The [...]
Accounts in Review: Royal Caribbean Gets Wanderlust After 7 Years With JWT
Brand Marketing
Call it the seven-year itch. Royal Caribbean, which spends more than $80 million in media annually, is looking at outside creative agencies after more than seven years with JWT. The [...]
Accounts in Review: Roster Shops Battle for Wells Fargo’s Media Prize
Brand Marketing
Outsiders need not apply. Wells Fargo's media review involves roster shops only, pitting Omnicom Group's OMD against Interpublic Group's UM. OMD plans and buys traditional media, and UM handles digital [...]