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Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper is the UK agency of Euro RSCG Worldwide,
and part of the Havas group. Its clients include Peugeot, Argos,
and Cadbury, and the agency has recently won the Vision Express
& Cap Gemini accounts. Partners BDDH is also part of the Havas group
previously had been in the Arnold Worldwide network. The agency
has clients like Citroen, BMI & Evening Standard. They recently
added McDonald's, Travelodge, and Anti-Smoking.
Partners BDDH's chief executive Nigel Long will become Euro RSCG
Wnek Gosper Partners chief executive. Euro RSCG's Adam Leigh and
Partners BDDH's Simon Toaldo will become the agency's joint MDs.
Euro RSCG Worldwide chairman and CEO, Havas president and COO Bob
Schmetterer said,"This merger applies Euro RSCG's Power of One
strategy on a new and exciting level. It shows true integration
between both the Havas and Euro RSCG organisations, bringing together
two of the UK's strongest agencies with a complementary fit of people,
skills, and clients."
The merger correlates with Havas' strategic reorganisation announced
last month, where the organisation shared its plans to drive revenue
growth and significantly improve profitability. The group is actively
pursuing integration by applying Euro RSCG Worldwide's Power
of One strategy, which was launched in the US in May 2002 after
a year of preparation and research. Since then it has been introduced
in France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, and in Euro RSCG's healthcare
markets.
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