Drake Cooper, the employee-owned independent agency headquartered in Boise, ID, with an office in Los Angeles, has acquired Gigasavvy, an Orange County-based ad agency with a focus on consumer and lifestyle brands.   

Founded in 2008, Gigasavvy clients include HI-CHEW, Toshiba, AAA, Flexfit, and others.   

Gigasavvy’s former President Kyle Johnston is stepping into the role of executive director, integration at the combined agency. The Gigasavvy brand will be retired, with the merged company continuing to staff an Orange County office.   

Drake Cooper’s offering includes creative, analytics, martech, interactive, media strategy, planning, and buying.

Mindy Stomp remains the agency’s CEO.  

Pictured above left to right: executive creative director Patrick Hoopes, Stomp, President John Drake; Johnston and vice president-people & finance, Katie Reid.