Movistar Appoints Wunderman Thompson as Strategic and Creative Agency

Movistar, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Spain, has appointed Wunderman Thompson Spain as its strategic and creative agency, and Accenture Interactive as its digital marketing agency. The appointment follows a competitive pitch with some of the biggest players in the Spanish industry, where Movistar was looking to revamp its agency ecosystem in order to tackle their ambitious challenges in the years to come. 

Wunderman Thompson Spain will help Movistar develop its new marketing and communications strategy which complements its market-leading products and services in connectivity and entertainment, in addition to a diversified strategy which will incorporate new services designed to improve and enrich customers’ lives. 

Oscar Orellana, managing director of Wunderman Thompson Spain says: “Winning this business is the culmination and ratification of the agency’s transformation process that has been yielding results for some time. Working for a brand such as Movistar, and at a time as demanding and ambitious as the one that the brand is facing, is a challenge that we will take on with great responsibility and boundless enthusiasm. We’re convinced that we’ll make a great team.”

David Caballero, chief creative officer at Wunderman Thompson Spain added: “We’re aware of the significance of a brand as big as Movistar that understands the process of building its communications platform in a holistic and contemporary way. It’s a great opportunity to develop a way of doing things where strategy, creativity and the products and services ecosystem work in unison towards the same brand vision.”

The relationship between Movistar and Wunderman Thompson Spain will officially begin on 1st February, and the agency will release a series of announcements relating to this new era over the coming weeks.