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M&C Saatchi opens Australian sponsorship branch

Marketing giant M&C Saatchi has announced it will open a Sydney branch of it Sports and Entertainment company, which deals in brand sponsorship in sport, music, film and the arts.

Australian trade magazine Marketing reports that the new company will be led by Andrew Condon, formerly a senior consultant at sports marketing company gemba, which has offices in Australia and Hong Kong.

Marketing reports that Steve Martin, global CEO of M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment, said brands in the marketplace were not correctly exploiting their rights.

“We specialise in finding creative ways to get the best out of a sponsorship and our list of success stories proves we continue to deliver,” he said. “In Australia, we will have the drive of a start-up but with all the tools of an established and recognised business,”