Havas has acquired a majority stake in Channel Bakers, an e-commerce media agency and leader in retail media innovation. The addition of Channel Bakers reinforces the performance and e-commerce capabilities of Havas Media Network’s global e-commerce proposition, Havas Market, delivering incremental growth for clients by harnessing the synergies between paid performance, retail media and content. By integrating Channel Bakers’ specialized expertise into Havas Market’s performance practice, this addition enhances Havas’ capability to seamlessly converge creativity, media, and commerce technology into one powerful offering. Channel Bakers retains its brand identity while joining Havas Market’s global portfolio under the leadership of Greg James, CEO of Havas Media Network North America, with Joshua Kreitzer continuing as CEO of Channel Bakers. Founded in Los Angeles in 2015, Channel Bakers today boasts a global team of 80 people spread across four continents, including a significant presence in both Asia Pacific and Europe. The company has built its reputation on helping innovative brands find the right audience at the right time, telling their stories to drive sales and create lasting value. As an Amazon Ads Advanced Partner, the agency leverages its deep insights and decades of talent experience to help clients maximize revenue and scale their e-commerce strategies. Their strategic partnership with Walmart and other retailers also enables them to help clients expand their retail and e-commerce footprint. Its client base spans multiple verticals from consumer electronics, apparel, and consumer packaged goods….
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Havas has acquired Berlin‑based cultural marketing agency Styleheads. Recognized for its strengths in cultural marketing, creator relations, and live activations, Styleheads will join Havas Media Network in Germany, where it will expand the capabilities of Havas’ global Play network. This integration will further support Havas Play’s mission to create content and experiences that connect people and brands through the passions that move them--music, sport, gaming, fashion and lifestyle.
As part of this integration, Havas Play and Styleheads will be brought together under a single leadership structure led by Styleheads managing director Eike Faecks, who will assume strategic and operational leadership of Havas Play across all German locations, unifying the Group’s activation, creator expertise, and cultural marketing under one vision.
Founded in 2001, Styleheads develops campaigns, events, and creator partnerships for leading brands across the fashion, lifestyle, FMCG, and entertainment sectors. For Styleheads, joining Havas provides access to the Group’s global resources and network while preserving the agency’s cultural roots, Berlin base, and independent brand identity. The combined model brings together Styleheads’ strengths in culture, creators, and live activations with Havas Media’s integrated approach across media, data, and strategy, offering clients a more powerful and culturally relevant activation proposition....
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