Project Acquires Independent New York-Based Agency Wondersauce

Independent global agency network Project (formerly Project Worldwide) acquired New York-based agency, Wondersauce, which also has offices in Detroit, bringing the network’s total number of agencies to 14. Other agencies in the network include Argonaut, Partners + Napier and Pitch.

“We launched the company with the vision that we could create an awesome services company that was all about great customer service for our clients and making partnerships feel special,” John Sampogna, founder and managing director for Wondersauce, told Adweek.

Wondersauce currently has nearly 100 employees and works with clients including Google, A-B InBev, Nike, HBO and The Gap. Going forward, it looks to expand as part of Project, while bringing its digital and ecommerce capabilities to the network.

“We can’t wait to introduce these guys to many of our existing clients because our clients have been hungry for the things they’ve been doing for so long,” Project senior vice president, marketing and communications Brian Martin said. “They have a great client roster that some of our agencies can add value to as well.”

And Now, a Quick Word from Wondersauce

Since it’s been a while since we last mentioned Wondersauce (see: ReadQuick iPad app from six months ago), here’s a quick update from the digital design/development shop founded by AgencyNet/Code and Theory alums, Eric Mayville and John Sampogna, back in late 2011. The Sauce camp has added a fourth partner in fellow Code and Theory vet Brett Waszkelewicz, who will lead creative in the shop’s NYC hub as CD/partner and in turn joins the leadership ranks that includes CDs Mayville and Seth Klassen and managing director, Sampogna.

Waszkelewicz, who while at C+T served as CD on publishing sites for Mashable, The Verge and Ebony, has actually been working with Wondersauce for the past few months but didn’t officially make partner until this week. As for Wondersauce itself, along with ReadQuick and client work for the likes of HBO, Samsung and A-BInBev, we’ve been told that the shop has grown staff to 11 and is expected to launch a new site in the coming days.

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