Droga5 loses Sunbeam to The Works
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Droga5 has lost appliances maker Sunbeam which has moved its creative business to North-Sydney based independent agency The Works.
The move comes after it was announced yesterday Match Media had been appointed to handle the $4m media account, while The Works will take on the full suite of creative work including strategy, creative, social media and digital.
It is understood the account moved without a pitch. Droga picked up the business last year from Brave, and created ads focussed on people having unwelcome surprises.
John Turnbull, general manager, marketing at Sunbeam said: “We wanted an agency partner that could deliver effective campaigns across our product portfolio and were impressed with The Works’ work.”
Kevin Macmillan, creative partner and founder at The Works added: “We’ve been talking to the guys at Sunbeam for a while now and we’re looking forward to helping them sell as much possible. It’s a brand that resonates with many Australians and its products are excellent. It’s always fun working on things that your family uses on a daily basis.”
The move of the account will be a blow for Droga which in March lost lead agency status on the Woolworths account, and then moved to take Havas Worldwide Sydney executive creative director Steve Coll as its lead creative as it looked to bolster its offering.
One of The Works’ biggest client is Woolworths Everyday rewards, while this year the agency has picked up accounts including Tetley, Keno and Michelle Bridges.
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Wow, another client to leave Droga 5 this year. Must be getting pretty quiet over there.
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well they’ve got Steve Coll coming in shortly so he’ll have a busy 6 months networking
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Awesome stuff Kev, Damo, Douglas and crew!
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Agency momentum is an amazing thing. It seems at the moment Match Media just have to open their door and another client walks in whereas Droga5 must be trying to bolt up the doors and dread calls/emails from their clients senior management.
Switching agency after a year is a poor show, how much due diligence did Sunbeam put into their agency selection process? Watch out The Works, if they have done it before they will do it again,I hope you get a longer crack at it than Droga did.
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The Swann effect shows no signs of softening. He’s ruthless.
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Well done works crew big win!
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