Several sports brands area reviewing their media agency models, including adidas, who recently ended their 20-year long relationship with Carat and awarded their global media business to Mediacom. Converse also just wrapped their global media review – with Initiative winning the account – and New Balance appointed Mediahub as their US media agency. There are also a slew of creative accounts under review, including H&R Block, Danone, UnionPay and R3-led Cathay Pacific.
For a full list of pitches underway, see below.
US$100m
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                Consultant
                                                                            
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                                                                        Incumbent
                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tracey Locke 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Participating Agencies
                                                                            Undisclosed
                                                                        Big Spaceship
                                                                                WINNER 
                                                                            
US$54m
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                Consultant
                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                    None
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                        Incumbent
                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Spark Foundry 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Participating Agencies
                                                                            
                                                                        Spark Foundry
                                                                            Wavemaker
                                                                            360i
                                                                            Mediacom
                                                                                WINNER 
                                                                            
 
											
				 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                