The assignment includes broadcast creative and production, motor sports, multicultural marketing, customer relationship management, and thought leadership, but not media planning or buying, which will remain with MindShare.
The decision follows a pitch by both Y&R and O&M to integrate the account and "reinvent the collaborative process to enhance value and improve speed to market," the company said. Both shops presented "persuasive proposals," said Luis Padilla, president of merchandising and marketing for Sears Retail. -- Joe Mandese
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