NEW YORK-–July 20, 2026— Meet The People (MTP), the innovative advertising holding company for big and mid-sized clients, today announced its expansion into the South with the acquisition of The LOOMIS Agency, a Dallas-based, culture-driven challenger brand specialist, and its digital marketing arm, iluminere. The deal extends MTP’s platform into one of the country’s largest corporate markets, growing the group to 12 brands and over 850 employees across North America.
The LOOMIS Agency brings award-winning creative expertise in brand strategy, campaign development, and integrated media to MTP’s growing roster of specialized agencies, while strengthening MTP’s sector coverage in healthcare, QSR and multi-location brand management.
“This acquisition completes a key milestone in our U.S. build-out,” says Tim Ringel, Meet The People Founder and Global CEO. “Dallas is home to a large concentration of major and mid-sized companies, and LOOMIS gives us a strong foundation there in a market that is critical to our growth and to the offering we bring clients and investors alike.”
Founded as a challenger brand specialist, The LOOMIS Agency has built its reputation by helping ambitious brands outthink, not outspend, their competition, backed by a culture-first operating model that has driven long-term client partnerships and strong talent retention.
“LOOMIS has always been built for challenger brands and powered by a culture that puts people first,” said Mike Sullivan, CEO of The LOOMIS Agency. “Meet The People shares that belief, and joining the platform gives our clients broader capabilities and our people a bigger stage to grow.”
Both LOOMIS and iluminere will retain their brand identities and client relationships. The two join VSA Partners and Saltwater to round out MTP’s creative bench with complementary strengths in brand transformation, creative technology and challenger brand positioning. The acquisition rounds out the full-service offering MTP brings to mid-sized clients and establishes Dallas as MTP’s hub for growth across the South.
Building on its consistent expansion across North America since its founding in 2021, Meet The People continues to position itself as a leader among independent agency groups through strategic acquisitions that enhance capabilities while respecting agency cultures.
For more information on MTP, visit Meet-The-People.com.
