.monks
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| Industry | Production company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founders | Wesley ter Haar Gin Roberscheuten Terrence Koeman |
| Headquarters | , the Netherlands |
| Revenue | €110 million [1] |
Number of employees | 750 (2018) [2] |
| Parent | S4 Capital |
| Website | mediamonks |
MediaMonks is a creative digital production company producing websites, games, and films, often to serve the needs of advertising agencies. The company's head office is based in Hilversum, the Netherlands. MediaMonks was founded in 2001 by Wesley ter Haar, Gin Roberscheuten and Terrence Koeman and is managed by Victor Knaap, who joined the company in 2003.[3] The company has international offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mountain View, Sandpoint, Toronto, Mexico city, San José, Bogota, Santiago, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Hilversum, Amsterdam, Dublin, Stockholm, Madrid, Cape Town, Moscow, Dnepr, Nur-Sultan, Dubai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne. The studio has won a number awards in its field, which Wesley ter Haar claims is not in advertising but creative digital production.[4][5]
MediaMonks joined the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA) in 2012, with Ter Haar serving as chairman of that collective today.[6] The company has co-produced more award-winning internet projects than it has won directly, though in 2014 MediaMonks won 23 Lions at Cannes, including one for the Universal Typeface Experiment.[7][8]
In July 2018, S4 Capital purchased MediaMonks for $350 million.[9]
In January 2020, MediaMonks was the first company ever to be awarded 250 FWA awards.[10]
References
- ^ https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/sorrell-reveals-very-different-approach-%E2%82%AC300m-mediamonks-deal/1487313
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/10/martin-sorrell-wpp-mediamonks-s4-capital
- ^ Dutch article on the history of MediaMonks
- ^ interview with Victor Knaap and Wesley Ter Haar at Eurobest awards in 2013
- ^ Wesley ter Haar's 5 word speech at 17th annual Webby Awards in 2013
- ^ Dutch interview with Knaap on Dutch marketing website
- ^ Cannes Lions 2014 roundup on website of The Creative Stable
- ^ "Digital Marketing Guide". Tuesday, January 7, 2020
- ^ "WPP vs. S4: Sorrell's Approach To Building An Empire, Then And Now". 12 September 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Industry, Dutch Creative. "MediaMonks first company to win 200 FWAs". Dutch Creative Industry. Retrieved 2020-04-03.