GroupM launches performance marketing agency QUISMA into UK market

LONDON — GroupM is today launching QUISMA, the leading European performance marketing provider, into the UK market under GroupM Interaction parallel to Xaxis.

QUISMA is already the dominant performance marketing agency in continental Europe with 11 offices in nine countries employing more than 150 staff with specialisms in all areas of digital marketing.

It works with more than 500 international clients and generates more than £100 million per year in billings.

Its UK office will be headed up by MD Ellie Edwards, formerly MD at Ad Network Hi-Media, who has been specifically appointed because of her extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of digital advertising.

QUISMA’s size and scale means that it can offer clients all areas of performance marketing on one platform ensuring that clients can optimise their marketing through the entire customer journey, from seeking initial information to the final purchase decision.

Its scale and heritage also means that QUISMA has invested heavily in its own product resulting in the creation of its bespoke technology platform – QUISMA Media Platform (QMP). This enables multichannel tracking, dynamic budget allocation, access to various inventory sources - such as ad exchanges, SSPs and ad networks - or direct access to premium inventory from major publishers and enhanced data privacy management.

Edwards’ main task will be to establish QUISMA as a leader within the performance marketplace, leveraging its pan-European footprint and proprietary technology and adapting it for the UK.

Ronald Paul, CEO of QUISMA, said: “With 11 years experience, a string of successful launches across Europe and our own unique bespoke technology, the QUISMA Media Platform, we are ready to bring our market leading experience and technological superiority beyond the European mainland and into the UK market and take the industry by storm.”

Ellie Edwards, MD of QUISMA UK, said: “With the Performance Marketing sector in the UK growing as quickly as it is, clients are crying out for an agency that can offer every element of digital advertising on one platform and drive true ROI. QUISMA is this offering.”

Nick Theakstone, UK CEO of GroupM, said: “The Performance sector is growing rapidly and it is vital that GroupM has an offering with the size and scale to effectively serve that growth. QUISMA has all of these things and more and gives GroupM a very effective string to its bow.”

Jakob Nielsen, MD of GroupM Interaction, said “QUISMA’s performance product is a great addition to Xaxis audience products and Videology Video on Demand products all connected and supported by the powerful ZAP Data platform”

The business was established in Munich as a Search Engine Marketing agency in 2001 by Ronald Paul, now CEO, and Norman Nötzold now CTO. In the past eleven years Ronald has overseen the growth of QUISMA from an office of 30 to an international agency with more than 150 FTE`s. In March 2007 QUISMA was acquired by GroupM.

In the past two years the business has expanded across Europe opening offices in Amsterdam, Warsaw, Madrid, Paris and Milan besides the already existing offices in Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Vienna & Zurich.


Notes to editors
Headquartered in Munich the QUISMA services include Performance-based Display Advertising, Retargeting, Dynamic Creative Optimisation, Affiliate Marketing, Real Time Bidding, Customer Journey Analysis, Sales Modelling, Conversion Optimisation, Marketing Intelligence and Real Time Tracking Technology. QUISMA has been part of the GroupM network (Mindshare, Mediacom, MEC, Maxus) since 2007. The company employs more than 150 people throughout the EMEA region. As part of GroupM QUISMA can also utilize the group’s extensive planning and buying offering.