Mars Consolidates U.S. Chores at MediaVest

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Mars has consolidated domestic media chores at Publicis Groupe’s MediaVest, already a roster shop, following a review, the client has confirmed.

The agency already handled Mars in the U.S. It now adds the lion’s share of roughly $250 million in Wrigley business from WPP Group’s Mindshare.

Mars acquired Wrigley last October for $23 billion and the two agencies had competed for the combined account. It was unclear if other shops contended.

All told, the combined companies spent $770 million on domestic ads last year, per Nielsen.

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