Publicis Groupe’s Sapient Razorfish and Spark Foundry has bagged the global media account of Marriott International has appointed, to oversee all media planning and purchasing. The incumbent on the account is GroupM’s Wavemaker.
The appointment also covers 12 markets in Asia Pacific, including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and the Philippines. The partnership will be one which is performance-driven and customer-centric, done through a dedicated Marriott One Media team working with Marriott’s internal media teams around the world.
PubicisGroupe will also optimise international marketing campaigns, personalise and localise targeted media efforts across a diverse set of markets to showcase Marriott’s “best-in-class commerce and first-to-market technology”. This includes established and emerging markets such as North America, Europe, China, Africa and Latin America.
“We are excited to welcome PublicisGroupe in their new, expanded role, and work together to break new ground. I also want to thank Wavemaker who has provided valuable strategic guidance in media, successfully working with us to launch several award-winning campaigns,” Karin Timpone, global marketing officer of Marriott International, said.
Andy Kauffman, SVP of marketing optimisation, said that the organisation believes in a media strategy fuelled by authentic connections made at multiple consumer engagement touch points to drive business outcomes.
“We’re delighted to work with Publicis Groupe which complements our strengths and deeply understands our audience, to provide personalisation that elevates our brands, delivers hotel revenue, and deepens member loyalty,” Kauffman added.
The past year has seen Marriott has growing to 30 brands with 6,500 hotels located in 127 countries, and more than 110 million members of its loyalty programs – Marriott Rewards, which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG). As a result, the global marketing optimisation team led by Kauffman was created internally to elevate marketing and media disciplines with greater effectiveness.
PublicisGroupe has also been working with Starwood Preferred Guest (SGP) for over 15 years.
