New York, NY, June 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) and The SpringHill Company, the Emmy award-winning media conglomerate spearheaded by LeBron James and longtime business partner Maverick Carter, today announced the formation of a joint venture, IPG x The SpringHill Company. This partnership will bring IPG clients together with The SpringHill Company’s community of diverse and influential creators, emerging talent and modern changemakers to create culturally-relevant and purpose-driven content, partnerships, experiences and products that bring to life The SpringHill Company’s mission to empower greatness in every individual. IPG’s portfolio of creative, media and marketing services specialists will leverage this joint venture to enhance their short- and long-form creative content for brand marketers.
The joint venture will supercharge The SpringHill Company’s mission to empower and elevate creators of color by connecting them to IPG clients, some of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands, to support, shape and jumpstart influential, culture-defining projects. The SpringHill Company will partner with IPG agencies to offer brands unmatched access to the world’s most sought-after creative talent, allies, artists and athletes, delivering a unique and unfiltered perspective from The SpringHill Company’s strategic and creative production resources.
“Our industry has the opportunity and responsibility to engage with culture, to create messages that are both authentic and memorable, as well as to play our part in improving the world around us. In the ten plus years I’ve known Maverick I’ve watched and admired the way that he, LeBron, and the team from The SpringHill Company are changing the way the world thinks about the role of creators, by building one of the most powerful platforms for tapping into diverse talent and driving change. IPG’s people, clients and communities will all benefit from close collaboration with The SpringHill Company as we look to spark important, and sometimes difficult, conversations, elevate voices that need to be heard and help our clients connect with new creative perspectives and purpose-driven projects. The relationship that we are announcing and formalizing today will help us meaningfully accelerate progress on that journey,” commented Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of Interpublic Group.
The partnership, which was announced during a panel with key executives from IPG and The SpringHill Company at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, is the first and only partnership between The SpringHill Company and a global advertising and marketing holding company. Brendan Gaul, Global Chief Content Officer for IPG Mediabrands & Global President of TRAVERSE32, the IPG-backed independent development and production studio, and Taj Tsonga, Vice President and Creative Executive of TRAVERSE32, will lead the partnership for IPG. Chris White, Executive Vice President of Brand Partnerships and Ricardo Viramontes, Chief Creative Officer will lead the partnership for The SpringHill Company.
IPG and The SpringHill Company will each dedicate resources to the joint venture, charged with identifying new opportunities to pair IPG’s clients with The SpringHill Company’s creative roster to launch culture-defining projects, including branded content, film, experiences, partnerships and products. Through the partnership, IPG and The SpringHill Company will leverage IPG’s industry-leading audience data and analytics capabilities to better understand and inform new projects and deliver consumer-first insights that reach individuals and communities with precision and impact.
“The world’s most culturally-connected brands understand that the power of their voice goes far beyond an ability to move product. IPG and The SpringHill Company share in that belief and want to offer brands a better way to connect with audiences – by giving voice to the untold stories, advancing issues we care deeply about and bringing forward the voices that represent who we are and the change we want to see,” said Devin Johnson, President, The SpringHill Company.
Recent productions from The SpringHill Company include “Hustle,” “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” for Netflix; the documentary “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali,” distributed by HBO; the game show “The Wall” for NBC; Emmy award-winning series "The Shop;” and “These Hands” in partnership with P&G.
Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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About The SpringHill Company
The SpringHill Company is a global consumer and entertainment company created to empower greatness in every individual. The SpringHill Company unites three brands built by LeBron James and Maverick Carter: UNINTERRUPTED, the Sports Emmy award winning athlete empowerment media and consumer product brand, SpringHill Entertainment, the premium scripted and unscripted film and television production brand and The Robot Company, the brand and culture consultancy. With a dynamic and diverse team committed to creating the most culturally inspired content, entertainment and products, The SpringHill Company is built to be the defining brand for a new generation.
About Interpublic
Interpublic (NYSE: IPG) (www.interpublic.com) is a values-based, data-fueled, and creatively-driven provider of marketing solutions. Home to some of the world’s best-known and most innovative communications specialists, IPG global brands include Acxiom, Craft, FCB, FutureBrand, Golin, Huge, Initiative, IPG Health, Jack Morton, Kinesso, MAGNA, Matterkind, McCann, Mediahub, Momentum, MRM, MullenLowe Group, Octagon, R/GA, UM, Weber Shandwick and more. IPG is an S&P 500 company with net revenue of $9.11 billion in 2021.
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Contact Information
William Nikosey
(Press)
(908) 783-8091
Jerry Leshne
(Analysts, Investors)
(212) 704-1439
Gianina Thompson
(Press for The SpringHill Company)
(757) 268-1153
Talia Yemenjian
(Press for The SpringHill Company)
(559) 349-5226
