Article: OMD wrestles with its three-way calling; Making of a media power: BBDO-DDB-TBWA combination takes on buying foes.(Statistical Data Included)

Optimum Media Direction USA was christened in the recent upfront TV selling season. It was the first time Omnicom Group's unbundled media agency waded out into the marketplace on its own. Dan Rank, director of OMD USA, says the agency brokered about 50 deals with broadcasters for 39 of its clients, spending $2 billion, which is half of the agency's billings. OMD originally came together in Europe in 1996 as a combination of the media buying services of Omnicom's three agency networks, BBDO Worldwide, DDB Worldwide Communications Group and TBWA Worldwide. The media combine then expanded its operations into Asia, Australia and Canada before finally opening up for business ...

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