Professional Documents
Culture Documents
profile classifica�on
Quali-pack
Poland
March 2023
Profile Classification 3
Vitality 4
Structure 5
By Groups w/nbr of points by
6
category of criteria
Publicis Media 10
Mediabrands 13
Leading agencies 14
Appendix
Methodology: 18 criteria table & 4
16
levels scale
Methodology - Vitality definitions 17
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Quali pack Poland 1st edition 2023
Spark Foundry
Publicis Media Starcom Performics, LiquidThread, Yotta,
Publicis Publicis Commerce
PlatformGSK (GSK)
Zenith Zenith Plus (PepsiCo)
Carat
dentsu
dentsu X Isobar, Red8 Group, The Story Lab
International
iProspect
UM UM Thrive (Nestlé)
INDEPENDENTS
SalesTube, LabCon, GetLouder, Grow Now,
Mediaplus
GroupOne Value Media RL Media
Serviceplan Health, Media Republic, Tech
Nest
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Quali pack Poland 1st edition 2023
1 Starcom 21 9 12
Dominant
2 Zenith 20 12 8
EssenceMediacom 19 9 10
3
Value Media incl. Mediaplus 19 11 8
High
Spark Foundry 16 12 4
5
Wavemaker 16 7 9
7 Mindshare 9 6 3
Carat 8 6 2
8 Havas Media 8 7 1
OMD 8 Good 4 4
11 iProspect 7 5 2
dentsu X 6 4 2
12
UM 6 3 3
14 Initiative 3 -1 4
15 Arena Media 2 2 0
16 Mediahub 0 Average 0 0
26
24
22
20
20 21 18
19 19 16
14
16 16 12
10
8
8 8 8 9 6
6 6 7 4
2
0
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Feb 23 Feb 22 Feb 21 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23
2022 2021 2020 New-biz Activity Client industry pitch awards CEO &
Feb. 27th, 2023 Quali- grades grades grades balance growth portfolio share participa points heads of
points A+ to C A+ to C A+ to C over 1 y over 3 y growth tion expertise
rev. March 14th, 2023
EssenceMediacom 9 A B A 43 6% 9% 8,8% 40 27 20
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Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23
Digital Data & Content & total staff Int'l co- % non- nbr big local Exposure Relation-
Feb. 27th, 2023 Quali- experts Analytics Events staff ordination tradi advertisers roots top 3 ship
points staff nbr staff nbr nbr staff nbr activity nbr nbr clients years
rev. March 14th, 2023
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Starcom 21 Dominant 6 3 6 6
Zenith 20 Dominant 6 6 5 3
EssenceMediacom 19 High 4 5 6 4
Wavemaker 16 High 3 4 6 3
Mindshare 9 Good 3 3 2 1
Carat 8 Good 4 2 0 2
iProspect 7 Good 2 3 2 0
dentsu X 6 Good 1 3 3 -1
UM 6 Good -1 4 3 0
Initiative 3 Average -2 1 3 1
Mediahub 0 Average -1 1 0 0
OMD 8 Good 1 3 1 3
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Trend-graphs by networks
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Publicis Media #1
GroupM surges and catches up the leader
2020 2021 2022 2023
1st edition 2nd edition 1st edition 2nd edition 1st edition 2nd edition 1st edition
170 pts 169 pts 167 pts 169 pts 166 pts 170 pts 168 pts
Publicis
56 57
53
51
WPP
GroupM 50
49
Publicis
47 48
Media
46 47
WPP GroupM
45 44
34
31
Havas
Media
21 dentsu
21 20 20 20 21
GroupOne 19
20 19
19 18 GroupOne
18 19 19
Mediabrands
17
14 14
14
dentsu 15
11 13 13 11
11 Havas
10 10
Omnicom
10 10 Mediabrands 9
7 8
OMG
5
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21
20 20 20 20 21
19 19 Value Media
19
18 19 19 EssenceMediacom
18
18 17
17 Wavemaker
High
16
15
15
13
11
9 Mindshare
9 9
Good
3
Average
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25 25
Dominant
24
23 23
Starcom
21 21
20
Zenith
18
High
16 16
15 15 Spark F
14
13 13
12 12
9 9
Good
Average
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17
17
High
16
15 15
14
9 Havas
9
Good
8
8 Carat 8
iProspect 7
6 7 6 6
6
6 denstu X
4 4 4 4
3
4 3
2 2
2
Arena
1
Average
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11 11
10 10
10
Good
8 8
OMD
Media Data
Mind
2 2
1 1 1 PHD MD
2
1
0 1
Average
-1 -1
Media Data
Mind
-1
-2
PHD MD
-3
-4
MD OMD
-4
MD OMD -5
-5
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10
8 8
Good
UM
7 7
7
UM
Initiative 6
6 5
3 3 3 Initiative
3
Mediahub
1 1
0
Average
0 0
-1 -1
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25 25
Dominant
24
23 23
Starcom
21
21
21 20 21 Zenith
20
20 20
19Value
19 19 19
18 Essence
18 17 Mediacom
High
16
15 15 15
13 13 14
Good
Average
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Appendix
Methodology:
16
18 criteria table & 4 levels scale
Methodology - Vitality definitions 17
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1 Vitality Criteria:
evaluate the Dynamism of an agency
• T5 Client portfolio growth: addition of • T40 Changes and Stability of CEOs and
the New Biz Balance (T21) + the Overall heads of expertise (strategy; digital;
Activity 2021. This criteria allows to data; content). Heads of offices in large
estimate the agencies’ growth several countries are also considered.
time a year. Changes in year one (from the date of
announcement) deliver 4 pts to a CEO
→The T5 doesn’t replace the Overall and 2 pts to any of the four heads of
Activity estimation done once a year as expertise; stability from the year four
it doesn’t take into account the organic and beyond delivers the same number
growth or decrease of existing clients of points as changes. Negative points
and transfers are not taken into cannot be attributed.
accounts.
→ Rewards the freshness and/or the
• T1 Industry shares based on the latest proven stability of the management
Overall Activity volume report; only for active in the client relationship.
reference; not a KPI.
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2 Structure Criteria:
evaluate Resources and Agency Client portfolio
RECMA has developed three main • T2: Total Staff- For reference only, not
metrics to evaluate the level of taken into account for the evaluation
digitalization and diversification of an
agency. • T7 International services centers staff
number.
- Expert staff: demonstrates the → Key criteria for international hubs like the UK,
agency’s expertise in digital, data, Singapore, USA (Miami…) RECMA takes into account
content the staff located in the market studied.
- Group Specialized Resources: highlight
the Groups’ capabilities agencies can • T8 % of non-traditional activity (digital
rely upon expertise, diversified services and
- Share of non-tradi: evaluates the share coordination international).
of activities yielded from non → RECMA considers as non-traditional activity all non-
traditional media fields. monitored duties of the agency which now represents
more than 50% of the activity in mature markets.
• T32 Digital experts staff number in
Direct response, Search; Mobile, Social, • T22 Big advertisers over a threshold of
and Programmatic. adspend. Reveals if the agency is
→ RECMA accounts for all the Full Time Equivalent servicing one or several big clients
servicing clients in any of the 5 fields of expertise. (threshold to define Big clients vary from
It means that it includes the digital units for the one market to another).
Groups
• T24 Local roots : advertisers owned by
• T33 Data & Analytics staff number in local investors or families (for the USA by
Econometrics, Ad Hoc research, Data overseas). Reveals whether the agency
mining, Marketing consulting and Brand has managed to secure local clients or
strategy. only rely on the international network
→ Same methodology as T32, includes FTE clients, also a proof that they have a local
knowledge of the market.
• T34 Content & Events staff number in
Branded content, Advertainment and • T23 Exposure: top 3 clients in % of
Sponsorship / events. Overall Activity volume.
→ Same methodology as T32, includes FTE The criteria reveals how vulnerable the
agency may be to its top clients, the less
• T35 Group specialized resources take dependency they manage to get, the
into consideration the situation of each more secure they are.
media Group locally, that benefit of
specialized companies operating locally • T25 Relationship stability: average
with a minimum activity and staff number of years that the agency has been
dedicated to direct clients out of the handling its top 10 clients (capped at ten
media agencies clients. years).
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Compitches Momentum Resources Client Profile
Vitality Structure
Poland T18 T18 T18 T21 T6 T5 T1 T16 T41 T40 T32 T33 T34 T2 T7 T8 T22 T24 T23 T25
Feb 23 Feb 22 Feb 21 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Jul 22 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23
2022 2021 2020 New-biz Activity Client industry pitch awards CEO & Digital Data & Content & total staff Int'l co- % non- nbr big local Exposure Relation-
Feb. 27th, 2023 Quali- Quali- Quali- grades grades grades balance growth portfolio share participa points heads of experts Analytics Events staff ordination tradi advertisers roots top 3 ship
Profile A+ to C A+ to C A+ to C over 1 y over 3 y growth tion expertise staff nbr staff nbr nbr staff nbr activity nbr nbr clients years
rev. March 14th, 2023 scores points points
Starcom 21 Dominant 9 12 A A A+ -27 25% -3% 17,4% 35 78 20 164 44 32 442 9 47% 22 23 27% 6,0
Zenith 20 Dominant 12 8 A+ A A 102 50% 23% 9,1% 26 45 20 107 41 15 234 33 47% 18 12 34% 4,0
Value Media incl. 19 High 11 8 B+ A A 17 96% 54% 5,5% 48 15 20 215 66 15 397 13 54% 18 16 41% 3,3
Mediaplus
Spark Foundry 16 High 12 4 B+ A A+ 45 38% 22% 4,4% 32 54 18 79 17 14 148 2 49% 10 12 29% 4,6
iProspect 7 Good 5 2 B+ B+ B 58 35% 24% 4,0% 27 3 10 100 22 14 165 1 40% 9 8 60% 5,2
Initiative 3 Average -1 4 C C B -55 43% -41% 5,9% 25 36 18 63 27 6 214 54 50% 5 3 49% 5,5
PHD Media Direction 0 Average 2 -2 B B C+ 13 37% 6% 3,8% 4 36 14 22 6 2 100 7 43% 6 1 68% 4,3
Media Direction OMD -5 Average -5 0 C B C -63 -51% -67% 0,5% 7 6 10 6 2 1 15 0 30% 4 0 79% 7,2
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