Universal McCann: U.S. Media Agency of the Year '09

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For much of the past decade, Interpublic’s Universal McCann was one of the most beleaguered media shops in the industry, having lost huge accounts like General Motors, Coca-Cola and Lowe’s. By 2008, the agency was stable again, thanks largely to the efforts of then-worldwide CEO Nick Brien and his team. When Brien was promoted to CEO of IPG’s media management arm, Mediabrands, he hired Matt Seiler to succeed him as UM’s CEO in August 2008.

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