Havas acquires UK-based global digital data agency, DMPG to power clients’ data and tech transformations.
Advised by SI Partners, DMPG has been acquired to help Havas power its clients’ marketing transformations and unlock untapped value from advertisers’ data and technology investments. Havas’ clients across its three global practices, Media, Creative and Health, will now have access to data capabilities that deliver and measure unprecedented business impact across their omnichannel marketing activities. DMPG will join the organisation under Havas Media Network’s data, tech and analytics consultancy, CSA.
Founded eleven years ago by Steve Carrod and Tom Marianczak, DMPG has built a powerful suite of digital data technology services including: customer experience strategy; digital analytics design, implementation and adoption; experience optimisation programme creation; and execution and omnichannel data activation support. DMPG also is a certified partner of Adobe, Google, Tealium, ObservePoint, Optimizely and Treasure Data among other key enterprise technologies. DMPG works with Shutterfly, TUI, The Economist, RS Group, Boden, River Island, and Center Parcs, among more.
The acquisition further bolsters Havas’ existing data, tech and analytics capabilities that sit within CSA. Launched in 2023, CSA now encompasses more than 400+ data experts across 20+ countries delivering end-to-end data and technology solutions rooted in meaningful business growth. CSA services clients at all stages of data maturity and gives them a competitive advantage by combining smart people and advanced technology to generate actionable insights from their data to drive more value from their investment in digital and media.
DMPG will integrate into Havas Media Network UK, as part of the CSA Network and will help scale the data and tech consultation service offering across all its practices – Media, Creative and Health – globally. DMPG managing director Steve Carrod will retain the same job title, reporting to Chris Attewell, CEO of Search Laboratory and CSA lead in the UK.
Commenting on the deal, Jack Mehigan, Partner said: "Havas and DMPG are perfect partners. DMPG will bring new data-centric specialisms to Havas’s CSA Network and Havas, in turn, provides DMPG with the platform to turbo-charge its own growth. Ultimately, the combination will leverage both parties’ skillsets to deliver more effective omnichannel marketing solutions for clients."
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