Wrigley tidies rosters with Clems getting gum, and DDB mints and confections
Wrigley has shuffled its rosters as part of a global move. Locally, its Extra gum work shifts to Clemenger BBDO Sydney from DDB Sydney, while Skittles and Starburst moves to DDB.
The announcement:
Sydney, Australia 9 November 2015: Wrigley Pacific announced today that following a global agency alignment review, it will change the brand responsibilities of its two creative agencies, Clemenger BBDO Sydney and DDB Sydney. The realignment will see Wrigley’s gum brand EXTRA™ moving to Clemenger BBDO Sydney, who will continue its work on 5® Gum. This change will facilitate the local consolidation of creative work for the Wrigley gum portfolio across all channels including social.
At the same time, Wrigley will consolidate its mints and confections portfolio by moving SKITTLES® and STARBURST® to DDB Sydney, who will also continueto lead the brand strategy and execution for ECLIPSE™ mints.
Wrigley Marketing Director, Tami Cunningham, said of the realignment: “This change is the result of a realignment of our brand portfolio between agencies as a result of global agreements. It will ensure we are more closely aligned to our global network, allowing us to drive greater consistency and efficiencies across markets. We have long standing global and local strategic partnerships with both Clemenger BBDO Sydney and DDB Sydney and this swap in responsibilities in no way reflects the quality of the work of either agency.”
Tami continued, “I’m proud of the stellar work we have developed for our brands, which is thanks to the partnerships we have with both Clemenger BBDO Sydney and DDB Sydney. We are very excited to continue our relationships with both agencies and to see what these changes will bring to the new creative campaigns across all of our categories.”
The change will be effective from 1 January 2016.
Source: Wrigley press release
Thank God for that.
I’ve been worried for ages that their gum portfolio wasn’t unified.
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