Sears wants better “efficiency and effectiveness” in its media buying and, apparently, incumbent MindShare and MEC Interaction aren’t delivering. A review for the $780 million piece of business will be opened. Aiming to complete the review by second quarter, the retail giant has not named the consultant that will handle the review nor the names of any considered agencies. At this point, Sears’ creative agency Y&R Chicago seems to be on safe ground.
