Partners Andrews Aldridge splits with Visit Wales

LONDON - Visit Wales, the Welsh Assembly's tourism body, has parted company with its direct marketing agency, Partners Andrews Aldridge, by mutual consent.

Visit Wales: Wieden & Kennedy to handle upcoming campaigns
Visit Wales: Wieden & Kennedy to handle upcoming campaigns

The six-year relationship has been ended due to "creative differences" between the agency and the brand.

A pitch is not expected to take place for the business, instead forthcoming campaigns will be handled by Visit Wales' above-the-line agency Wieden & Kennedy, or through an in-house marketing team.

PAA, which first won the Visit Wales business in 2004, has enjoyed a successful period working on the account.

The agency has created a number of award-winning campaigns for the brand, including "Compass", which won a bronze award at last year's DMA Awards, and "Wetsuit", which picked up silver at the 2008 ±±¾©Èü³µpk10 Big Awards.

News of the split comes just six months after PAA pitched successfully to retain the Visit Wales account, after the tourist board called a statutory review of the business.

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