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While Walmart has yet to respond to our inquiries, we have received confirmation from other parties involved that Andy Murray, founder and former chairman/CEO at Saatchi & Saatchi X who parted ways with the agency at the end of 2011, has accepted the position of SVP/creative with the Bentonville, AR behemoth.

Since his departure from Saatchi X, Murray has spent the last two years building his own Fayetteville, AR-based social media/marketing technology agency, Mercury 11, which is now on the verge of being bought up by Project:Worldwide. In fact, the global agency network has officially announced its intent to acquire Mercury 11 and merge it with its own Dallas-based shopper engagement unit dubbed Shoptology, which is led by Murray’s old Saatchi X cohort (and former North American CEO), Charlie Anderson.

Terms of the deal are undisclosed, but in a statement, Murray says, “I’m excited for Mercury 11 to join the Shoptology team. Charlie is an experienced builder and has a keen appreciation for how to scale a top team to bring world-class digital shopper marketing solutions to blue-chip client partners. I have no doubt Mercury 11’s capabilities and people will add value to Shoptology’s offering and will be in good hands.”

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Britain had to wait 77 years—until Sunday's win by Andy Murray—to celebrate another British male singles champion at Wimbledon. So, BBH London should feel fortunate that it had to wait only four years to add the proper ending to its now-famous Wimbledon commercial for Robinsons drinks. The spot, which dreams of the day when a British player would once again win the prestigious London tennis tournament, was originally put together in 2009. Murray made it to the semifinals that year, losing to Andy Roddick. He made it to the semifinals in each of the following two years as well, reaching the final in 2012, only to fall to Roger Federer. This year, finally, he triumphed—over Novak Djokovic. "Worth the wait, wasn't it?" says BBH's newly added voiceover at the end.

I did not. Maybe the trophy will get lucky tonight! RT @jode_d @andy_murray did you go to sleep with the trophy in bed next to you? #AskAndy

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 8, 2013

CREDITS
Client: Britvic Robinsons
Campaign Name: Wimbledon "Imagine"
Original Client: Lesley Davey, Brand Director
Current Client: Helen Gorman, Brand Director

Original Launch: June 1, 2009
Updated Film: July 7, 2013

Original BBH Team:
TV Producer: Ben Davies
Account Director: Sylvia Pelzer?
Account Manager: Corina Cuddihy
Account Planner: Nina Rahmatallah
Engagement Planner: Darius Karbassion
Creative Director: Nick Gill
Creative Team: Daniel Schafer, Copywriter; Szymon Rose, Art Director

Original Production Team:
Production Company: Blink
Director: Benito Montorio
Director of Photography: Antonio Paladino
Postproduction: Phil Oldham @ Absolute Post
Editor, Editing House: Andy Mcgraw @ Cut and Run
Sound: Aaron Reynolds @ Wave