New York and Sao Paolo (July 27, 2023) – Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) today announced its media services division, Omnicom Media Group, has acquired Outpromo and Global Shopper, two of Brazil’s leading connected commerce and retail media agencies. The acquisitions create the foundation for a dedicated, end-to-end e-commerce and retail media performance agency in the Brazilian market for Omnicom Media Group.
Outpromo was founded in Sao Paolo in 1999 as a shopper marketing agency. Over its two-plus decades, the agency has evolved and expanded its offer to become a leader in building and growing brands in an omni-commerce world. Its 250 professionals deliver specialty services – including retail e-marketing, e-commerce, social commerce, and retail media – to clients across the food and beverage, household products and skincare categories, among others. Outpromo has operated as a partner to Omnicom agencies in Brazil since 2014 and shares clients like Adidas, Heineken, and P&G, among others.
Global Shopper’s offer to brands is concentrated around three fundamental pillars: commerce, innovation, and digital transformation. From its Sao Paulo headquarters, Global Shopper’s 50+ professionals deliver frictionless, always-on experiences between brands and consumers, creating a constant and efficient presence in the lives of their customers across a broad spectrum of consumer product categories, including food and beverage, health and beauty, footwear, and electronics.
Ricardo Franken, CEO of Outpromo, and Mauricio Gallian, CEO of Global Shopper, will retain a minority stake in the companies and will continue to serve in their current roles.
“We have known Mauricio and Ricardo for many years, and they have been terrific partners to Omnicom agencies,” said Omnicom Media Group CEO Florian Adamski. “With Global Shopper and Outpromo now part of our group, OMG is gaining deep commerce and retail media expertise in Latin America’s largest market. Connecting this expertise with Omni Commerce will create end-to-end solutions that enable always-on insights, activation, optimization, and attribution across the entire commerce landscape. The result is better commerce outcomes for clients – theirs, ours, those that we currently share, and those that we will win together.”
“Omnicom Media Group and Global Shopper share a view of the commerce landscape as a constantly evolving integrated ecosystem of services and partnerships, where the best data, technology, and talent combine to deliver consumer experiences that drive sales and grow share,” says Global Shopper CEO Mauricio Gallian. “From this common perspective, we will partner to advance our clients’ results not only in conversion but also in awareness and consideration through a full-funnel view and a deep understanding of the entire consumer journey.”
Outpromo CEO Riccardo Franken added, “The combination of our category and regional expertise and Omnicom Media Group’s industry-leading tools and technology, powered by Omni, translates to a big win for our clients and our people.”
The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
