As of 1 January 2019 a completely new agency will come into existence. Its name is ‘DDB Unlimited’. It’s a company with data and performance at its heart. And it’s the first creative agency to offer a compelling alternative to the hours-based payment system: guaranteed results.
Frank Huiberts, founder of Databay and CEO at DDB Unlimited: ‘Everyone is talking about it: technology and data and that “we should be using them more”. What we have now done is to develop – from scratch – a completely new agency concept, one based on data and performance. An agency with a unique mix of experts on board.’
Dick van der Lecq, Managing Director: ‘This agency exists because it is what advertisers are asking for. The extensive research we conducted amongst CEOs and CMOs showed that there is a great need for a partner who can help them get a much firmer grip on their customers and on delivering results.’
Lawrence du Pre, Managing Director: ‘The needs of national and international clients are increasingly the same. They’re all crying out for a completely new agency model. We’re not afraid to throw out the old thinking and legacy systems to deliver the future.’
Joris Kuijpers, ECD: ‘Of course we’re continuing to build on our great strength: iconic branding. We are standing on the foundation of the DDB tradition, and we’ll remain loyal to it.
Kees van Dorp, Director Precision Marketing: ‘If we want to provide real grip to advertisers, we have to be champions of effective delivery: the domain of precision marketing. We do this by combining data, in-house media and production.’
Ben Imhoff, Brand Format Lead: ‘The Effie mindset has always been in our companies’ DNA. The new agency lets us take this expertise to the next level.’
Sander auf dem Brinke, Director Data & Analytics: ‘Our clients have more than enough data. But the real question is: are you making the most of that data? Our analysts can integrate multiple data streams and transform them into proven growth.’
Guido Perotti, Performance Lead: ‘We’re working alongside Les Binet, Adam&Eve DDB’s Head of Effectiveness and author of “The long and the short of it”. That gives us a lot of knowledge on the commercial value of creativity.’
Esther te Pas, Managing Director. ‘Many clients are not a fan of our hours-based remuneration system. With our real-time dashboard, we’ll be the first creative agency with the confidence to make remuneration agreements based on the results we actually deliver.’
Ivonne van Zuilen, Head of Marketing at Ben Telecom: ‘It wasn't called DDB Unlimited yet, but we’ve been working with the agencies in this manner for years, and we see it as the new way of working.’
