GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. and ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Worldwide Partners, Inc., (WPI) has added another partner to the world's 9th largest full-service ad agency network and the world's largest network of independent ad agencies, according to Al Moffatt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Partners headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Agent X, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with branch operations in St. Louis, Missouri, specializes in creating and implementing digital, interactive and live experiences. Their mission is to use ingenuity, science and advanced technology to engineer meaningful brand connections. Principals Brian Steketee, Chris Bryan and Derek Stagner head the agency. Founded in 2007, the group has a roster of clients including: Adobe, Amway, CareerBuilder, Charter Communications, Red Bull and Symantec.
"As the 9th largest marketing communications company in the world, each partner is a shareholder," said Mr. Moffatt. "We're a bottom-up agency network whereby our partner agencies own us rather than us owning them. We provide the resources and the global outreach to help our partners achieve greater profits and revenue while the partner agencies work together to build each other's business and service clients internationally. We're an efficient, international network built to succeed, even in today's economy. Each partner is hand-selected for its progressive and innovative approach. In short, we have the critical mass and skills of the agency conglomerates coupled with the flexibility of the independents. We're very happy to have Agent X join us," adds Moffatt.
Worldwide Partners, Inc., which began in 1938, has more than 20 network-wide regional/international clients, including Wal-Mart Centroamerica, Caterpillar, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Group Santander, Hormel International, and Novartis. Partner firms have over 4,500 employees and have expertise in more than 90 product and service categories. This is broken down into 89 agencies in 55 countries with over $3.4 billion in capitalized billings.
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