DDB scoops $30m Korea car account

SEOUL - Lee DDB has beaten incumbent Oricom, Cheil Worldwide and LG-affiliated agency Silver Bullet in a competitive pitch to take on a 29 billion Won (US$30 million) domestic brief from Korean car manufacturer SsangYong Motor.

The win will see Lee DDB handle all communications for the brand, including consumer advertising, branding strategy, CRM, digital and interactive, sales and promotions, and trade marketing.

A source from Ssangyong said: “We didn’t have any difficulties choosing our new agency because we found Lee DDB’s pitch most inspiring. ”

SsangYong wants to target a wider audience by increasing awareness of its luxury saloon, the Daimler Benz-influenced Chairman W.

Having established itself as a producer of off-road four-wheel-drive vehicles based on the US army Jeep in 1954, its positioning remains chiefly that of an entry-level SUV brand.

While the company is not active in exporting to foreign markets, the Omnicom shop’s pitch encompassed domestic and regional strategy.