MEC (media agency)

Wavemaker
Industry Advertising & Marketing
Founded 2017
Headquarters London, UK
New York, NY, United States
Key people
 Tim Castree, CEO Global
Alastair Aird, COO Global, Chairman
Stephan Bruneau, Head of Analytics & Insight Global
Keith Tiley, Chief Investment Officer Global
Number of employees
 c. 8,500
Parent WPP plc, GroupM
Website www.wavemakerglobal.com

Wavemaker (previously MEC) is the second largest media agency network in the world, with domestic and international clients such as Vodafone, L'Oréal, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Marriott, Chanel, GE, Xerox, Colgate-Palmolive, Chevron, Beiersdorf, Tiffany and Mondelēz International. Wavemaker has global billings of over $38 billion USD and it is part of GroupM and WPP plc.

Corporate history

Previously known as MEC the agency was launched in January 2002 following WPP’s acquisition of CIA’s parent company, Tempus Group. The global media agency network was formed through the merger of The Media Edge and CIA, bringing together CIA’s 57 offices across 28 countries and The Media Edge’s 103 offices 78 countries to form one global group.

In 2010, the agency officially changed its name from Mediaedge:cia to MEC, something it has informally been referred to for years.[1]

In October 2015, MEC was named an "Agency of the Year" finalist among large agencies in the 2015 iMedia Agency Awards.[2]

In April 2016, MEC launched a new global content division "MEC Wavemaker", consolidating five disciplines within the WPP media network: content strategy, social, partnerships and experiences, SEO and creative service to deliver new content for clients. MEC Wavemaker was initially launched in 10 markets globally, including the UK; the US; the Netherlands; Mexico; Australia; India; Poland; the Middle East; Singapore; and Germany.[3]

In November 2016, MEC announced a new global CEO, naming Tim Castree former managing director of video ad platform Videology in North America to replace Charles Courtier.[4]

In June 2017 GroupM and WPP announced sister agency Maxus would merge with MEC to form Wavemaker.

References

  1. ↑ "Mediaedge:cia changes name to MEC". Campaign Live. Katherine Levy. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Finalists announced for the 2015 iMedia Agency Awards". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  3. ↑ "MEC Launches New Global Content Division Wavemaker". Campaign Live.
  4. ↑ "GroupM Names Tim Castree as MEC's Global CEO". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.