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SRI to Oversee $570 Million Wal-Mart Ad Review

Published on May 21, 2006 | Email this article

Wal-Mart has signed consulting firm Select Resources International to manage the advertising review it announced earlier this month, in which incumbents Bernstein-Rein and Omnicom Group’s GSD&M both plan to defend, writes Adweek. Last year the retail super giant spent some $570 million in domestic measured media, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus.

Up for grabs are Wal-Mart’s creative and media duties, as well as Hispanic ad duties. Recently, Wal-Mart’s print and television ads have taken on a more upscale look in an effort to move away from former price-oriented messages.

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