Proximity Worldwide

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Proximity Worldwide
Type Aligned with BBDO worldwide and a member of the Omnicom group of companies
Industry Advertising, Digital Marketing
Founded 2000
Number of locations 67 offices around the world
Area served Worldwide
Key people Chris Thomas, Chairman & CEO of BBDO Asia & Chairman of Proximity Worldwide;
Richard Fraser, Regional Managing Director of Proximity Asia, Middle East & Africa;
Nick Williams, Network Leader of Proximity Europe;
Simon Bond, Chief Marketing Officer of BBDO and Proximity Worldwide
Employees over 2,000 employees
Website www.proximityworld.com

Proximity is the digitally focused direct marketing arm of Omnicom Group’s BBDO.[1] Founded in 2000, Proximity began in the digital age and has a varied portfolio of digital creative work including digital advertising, search, strategy and planning, email, data and analytics and design.[2]

They specialize in:[3] Interactive Marketing; Mobile and Social Media Analytics; Branding; Email Marketing and eCRM Direct Marketing; Interactive advertising and design; Customer Segmentation; Search Marketing; Strategy and Planning; Technology Architecture & Integration; & Strategic Planning.[4]

History

Founded in 2000, and headquartered in London[1] Proximity worldwide has over 2,200 employees in 67 offices around the globe.

Proximity Worldwide is a member of the Omnicom group of companies and is aligned with BBDO Worldwide.[1][5]

Chris Thomas, CEO of BBDO Asia, was recently named to the additional role of chairman of Proximity Worldwide.[6] Thomas took over from Andrew Robertson, President and CEO of BBDO Worldwide, who had been filling this position.[7]

Proximity Worldwide counts brands like BlackBerry, Frito Lay, HP, Hyatt, Johnson & Johnson,[1] Kraft, Mars, Mercedes, Bayer, Pepsi, P&G, Western Union Holdings, Warner Music Group Digital, DHL, and Visa Inc. as clients.[5]

Awards

Proximity Worldwide has been consistently recognized as the Most Awarded Agency Network from 2006-2010 at the John Caples Awards.[8] They were deemed Most Awarded Agency Network at DMA Echo Awards in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010[9] and from 2007–2009, they also were crowned winners of The Big Won.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Direct Marketing News
  2. ↑ Politics & Technology
  3. ↑ The Agency
  4. ↑ Dolphin Digital Media Partners With Digital Agency Proximity Worldwide
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dolphin Digital Media Partners With Digital Agency Proximity Worldwide
  6. ↑ Campaign Online
  7. ↑ Chris Thomas named Chairman of Proximity
  8. ↑ John Caples Awards
  9. ↑ DMA Echo Awards
  10. ↑ The Won Report

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