Texaco account up for grabs

The fall out from the closure of Saatchi and Saatchi has begun with Texaco, one of the agency's longest held accounts now out…

The fall out from the closure of Saatchi and Saatchi has begun with Texaco, one of the agency's longest held accounts now out for pitch. The account was with Saatchi's, and before that with O Kennedy Brindley who where bought by Saatchi's, for a total of 30 years so the move represents a major change for Texaco. The account will be awarded next week and among the agencies asked to pitch are Ogily & Mather and The Helme Partnership. Interestingly it is a credentials pitch as opposed to a creative one. According to Mr Simon Behan, marketing manager of Texaco, this is because of the need to get a new agency working on the account as soon as possible.