Essence Global
Essence is a global data and measurement-driven full service agency. The agency has 20 offices in 12 countries and a staff of approximately 1,900. Essence manages over $4B in annualized media spend globally, with clients such as Google, The Financial Times,[3] Target,[1] NBCUniversal,[1] BP, FrieslandCampina,[4] L’Oreal and Tesco Mobile. In 2015 Essence became majority owned by WPP, and a part of GroupM, the WPP media investment management operation.[5] Essence specializes in strategy, digital marketing, digital creative, media planning and buying, mobile advertising and analytics. Kyoko Matsushita has taken over from Christian Juhl as CEO from 1 October 2019, Juhl has moved to be CEO of GroupM.[6]
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Industry | Information Technology, Advertising, Marketing |
Founded | 2005 |
Number of locations | Australia, China, India, Indonesia,Japan, Singapore, South Korea, USA, Canada, Germany, UK |
Key people | Kyoko Matsushita, CEO |
Revenue | $4 billion (total billings)[1] |
Number of employees | 1900[1] |
Parent | GroupM[2] |
Website | essenceglobal.com |
Corporate history
Essence was founded by Matt Isaacs, Andrew Shebbeare and Andy Bonsall who previously worked together at Accucard, a credit-card company backed by LloydsTSB, where they developed an in-house digital marketing arm called Creative Services.[7]
In 2005 they created their own digital agency in London, Essence, with their first client being Carphone Warehouse boss, Sir Charles Dunstone.[8]
In 2006 Essence was hired by Google for a UK media and creative assignment. Today Essence is the digital media agency of record for Google in EMEA, NA and APAC.[9]
Essence has worked for domestic and international brands including L’Oreal, TalkTalk,[10] eBay,[11] Betfair,[12] Expedia,[13] Barclays,[14] YouTube,[15] Method,[16] DoubleDown Interactive,[17] HP, Viber,[18] Visa[19] and Intuit.[20]
Timeline
- 2005: Essence is founded in London
- 2010: Essence opens NYC office
- 2011: Essence acquires Punktilio in London[21]
- 2012: Essence acquires Black Bag Advertising in San Francisco[22]
- 2012: Essence acquires Point Reach in Seattle[23]
- 2013: Essence opens Singapore office[24]
- 2014: Essence opens Tokyo office[25]
- 2015: Essence is bought by WPP Group[26]
- 2016: Essence opens offices in Sydney, Chicago, Shanghai and Delhi[27]
- 2017: Essence opens offices Los Angeles,[28] Düsseldorf[29] and Seoul[30]
- 2018: Essence opens offices in Bengaluru, Jakarta, Melbourne, Mumbai
- 2019: Essence named as Mediapost's agency of the year
- 2019: Kyoko Matsushita named as new CEO, Christian Juhl moves to be new GroupM CEO.
References
- "GroupM's Essence Doubles Billings by Adding Target, NBCUniversal". Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- Essence Company Profile, wpp.com
- "Financial Times website celebrates 20-year anniversary with free 24-hour trial". The Drum. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Yazoo owner FrieslandCampina appoints Essence to handle digital media across EMEA and South East Asia". The Drum. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Why WPP's GroupM Is Buying Media Agency Essence Digital". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "ESSENCE NAMES KYOKO MATSUSHITA AS ITS NEW GLOBAL CEO".
- "Q&A: Matt Isaacs of £160m-turnover marketing agency Essence". LondonlovesBusiness. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Growth Capital: Maths men are making it ad up nicely, thanks to all". Evening Standard. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Google and Essence". R3 Global 40. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "TalkTalk moves online media buying into CHI". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "EBay awards Essence online account". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Betfair launches Euro Team Selector Facebook app with Essence". The Drum. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Expedia appoints Essence to digital creative and media accounts". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Barclays Corporate Banking unveils new ads with Essence and Ogilvy". The Drum. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "When Clients Let Media Agencies Take Risks, Good Things Happen [Updated]". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Method's 'Messy' Ad Campaign". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Free-to-Play Online Casino Brand Bets on Mobile". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Viber Expands Global Footprint Increasing Focus on Marketing to the U.S." www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Visa Selects Starcom For $200 Million Global Media Duties". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Essence Wins AOR Assignment From Intuit". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- O'Hear, Steve. "Social media agency Punktilio acquired by Essence – another exit for Michael Birch | TechCrunch". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Essence Finds Some in Bay Area, U.K. Agency Acquires San Francisco's Black Bag". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Essence extends US footprint with mobile agency Point Reach buyout". The Drum. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "The Asia impact of GroupM's Essence acquisition". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Digital Catalyst: Q&A with Kyoko Matsushita, CEO of Essence APAC | LadyBoss". LadyBoss | Women Entrepreneurs | Women Leaders in Asia. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "The chief digital officer of WPP's GroupM tells us why his company just acquired Google's digital media agency Essence". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Essence Unveils New India Office". www.groupm.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "WPP - Essence - Los Angeles Office Profile". www.wpp.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Essence stärkt weltweite Präsenz mit der Gründung eines Standorts in Düsseldorf". www.groupm-germany.de (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Essence takes over Maxus in Korea". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 7 September 2017.