With macroeconomic pressures forcing an industry obsession with ROI—and with chief marketing officers’ tenure growing ever shorter—innovative, risk-taking marketing campaigns are usually the first symptoms of tightened budgets. But the risk-versus-reward calculations of such campaigns can generate trepidation among brand leaders, and for good reason. The reality of virtually any industry is heavily influenced by […]
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General Mills has appointed IPG Mediabrands’ global media agency network, UM, as its global media Agency of Record for General Mills. UM is tasked with all strategy, planning, buying, analytics, performance, and commerce efforts across 35-plus markets for General Mills’ brands, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, and Pillsbury. “General Mills has consistently led the consumer foods […]
UM, a global media agency network of IPG Mediabrands, has been named global media Agency of Record for General Mills, the global food company dedicated to making food the world loves. UM will handle all strategy, planning, buying, analytics, performance and commerce efforts across 35-plus markets for General Mills’ suite of beloved brands including Cheerios, […]
UM landed one of the bigger multinational media accounts still up for grabs last week when it secured global media AOR for General Mills. The IPG agency will handle all strategy, planning, buying, analytics, performance and commerce efforts across at least 35 markets. The incumbent was GroupM’s Mindshare. … Read more on Digiday.
General Mills, parent company of the Old El Paso, Nature Valley and Betty Crocker brands in the UK, has selected IPG’s UM as its global media agency of record. The incumbent was Mindshare, part of WPP’s Group M, which had held the account since 2015. The review was led by Mediasense. UM will now handle […]
IPG Mediabrands’ UM unit has been named the global media agency of record for General Mills, following a review. UM will handle all strategy, planning, buying, analytics, performance and commerce across 35-plus markets for General Mills, including such iconic brands as Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury. The assignment includes “the support of our customer marketing […]
General Mills has appointed Interpublic Group of Cos.’ UM as its global media agency of record following a review led by Mediasense. UM will handle all strategy, planning, buying, analytics, performance and commerce efforts across over 36 markets, according to a statement by the agency. GroupM’s Mindshare previously handled media in the U.S. and most […]
New York – At Advertising Week New York a panel of industry experts shed light on how retail media networks and connected TV are a promising pairing, as the two offer a symbiotic relationship and new opportunities for brands and advertisers. And the marriage of retail media and CTV is poised for growth. According to […]
Last Tuesday, I received emails from four different companies about the 17 separate free, ad-supported streaming TV channels they were launching. It felt like too much. And it got me wondering: Are there too many FAST channels? Well, as much as my inbox and I may argue yes, ad agency executives say otherwise. “I don’t […]
In a bid to rapidly educate its own people on the latest innovations in the retail media space, IPG’s UM has opened a space in its New York headquarters to let IPG employees and clients play with the latest commerce and retail media tech. It’s just the latest move by media agencies — given the […]