J. Walter Thompson Melbourne Wins Coles Liquor

After a keenly contested pitch involving several Melbourne-based agencies, J. Walter Thompson has been appointed lead creative agency for the Coles Liquor Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor brands.

Michael Godwin, managing director, J. Walter Thompson, Melbourne said: “We’re thrilled to be working with the Coles Liquor team on these two brands and are extremely thankful to the client for giving us this opportunity.

“Both Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor are well established, successful brands and the opportunity to help see them realise their full potential is hugely exciting. There is a lot to be done and we can’t wait to get started.”

Godwin went on to say: “A few years ago, we set about building a relevant offer to Melbourne-based retail clients by investing in the right people, processes and building a range of in-house capabilities, including our wholly owned multi-media production hub, The Cannery. These initiatives have been designed to help us deliver end-to-end solutions faster and more affordably to clients. That investment continues to pay off and we now feel very fortunate to partner several of our market’s biggest and best retailers, of which Coles Liquor is obviously one.’

Work with Coles Liquor commences early September.