In terms of all-around excellence, Carat, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has been named the top-ranked global media agency network in Recma’s latest Qualitative Network Diagnostics Report.
MediaCom and MEC, both WPP agencies, placed second and third, respectively, the Paris-based media agency research firm reported.
The report analyzes global networks (no independent agencies) in over 40 countries with different weighting, depending on the size of the markets.
The assessment uses up to 19 criteria including new business, assignment retention, awards, talent and resources.
The latest report is based on research through October 31, which included the Johnson & Johnson global consolidation with J3, part of IPG Mediabrand’s UM. New business wins account for 25% of an agency’s total score.
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For Carat, its top ranking is the fifth time in the last six reports that it has secured the top spot. Doug Ray, Global President, Carat said the agency was “thrilled” to have placed first once again. “This is the most global and most exhaustive report out there,” he said.
Rounding out the top 10-ranked agency networks in the report (in order) were OMD, Mindshare, ZenithOptimedia, Havas Media, Starcom MediaVest Group, UM and PHD.
The accompanying graph shows the evolution of the top-five agencies’ qualitative shares over the past three years.
Recma’s next Qualitative report will be issued in March 2016, based on research through February. The company noted that between now and then a number of big media pitches will likely have been decided that “could impact the rankings.”
The accompanying graph shows some fuzzy lines and unreadable text.
Maybe this is what they mean by "less intrusive" advertising.
Agreed, the resolution of the graph does not clearly show the trend in agency rankings. Can it be re-posted please at the correct resolution.