Diadeis, one of the world’s
leading design and premedia agencies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of
Graphic Systems Group (GSG), a creative production agency serving premier
brands from around the globe. This is the latest acquisition for Diadeis,
giving them a US-based resource that supports the company’s mission to provide
brands with superior premedia, packaging design, and production expertise.
Diadeis is already a
well-established leader in the international premedia industry, with offices in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The addition of GSG helps secure its
reputation as one of the sector’s major players. States Jean-Charles Morisseau,
Diadeis’s Chairman, “This acquisition brings two innovative organizations
together into a premedia and production powerhouse. Both Diadeis and GSG have a
history of innovation that has helped each company evolve to better serve the
needs of today’s brands. Together, our strong teams and industry knowledge will
strengthen the geographic coverage for all our clients and optimize their
campaigns no matter where they take place. We look forward to a successful
partnership from our strategic location in New York City.”
Founded in 1980 as high-end
retouching and fine art boutique, GSG has grown to become New York’s
pre-eminent independent creative production agency, serving the world's leading
brands, including L’Oréal, Novartis, Abercrombie & Fitch, Avon, and NBC.
GSG’s range of services include multilingual mechanicals, premedia, digital,
visual merchandising, and software implementation.
As Bill Hufstader, GSG’s CEO
notes, “We joined Diadeis because we share a similar vision of the industry. We
provide technical skills as well expert advice, giving our clients added value
and helping them to fully optimize their marketing supply chain.”
Rich Paganello, GSG’s Managing
Partner adds that, “The top advertisers want global coverage. Being a part of
Diadeis helps us to offer that, and gives us a huge potential for growth.”
Process Optimization and Cost Reduction
Both Diadeis and GSG share a focus
of providing marketing project optimization directly to brand owners through
the process of production decoupling. This processes separates the
communication media creation phase from the premedia stages, giving brand
owners more control over the production process and saving them time and money.
Using this model, both companies have grown to become leaders in providing production
services.
“We mainly work for multinational
companies who come to us to consolidate all of their marketing communication
materials to speed up their time-to-market and cut costs,” notes Jan
Stollerman, GSG’s Managing Partner. This acquisition enhances this work, as
each company also possesses specific expertise that compliments the other.
GSG has expertise in creating and
managing processes and information technology. Ken Madsen, GSG’s President
says, “The implementation of specific processes and IT tools is crucial to
achieving this faster time to market and reduced cost. We were one of the first
to understand the importance of technology in our industry, and we invested
heavily in it. We will leverage this focus on process as we consolidate with Diadeis’s
software suite that supports the creative lifecycle technologies.”
Diadeis brings an in-depth
knowledge of the packaging sector that will compliment the work being done by
GSG. Diadeis currently produces packaging design, mechanicals, pre-press and
comps on behalf of such high-profile brand owners as Unilever, Nestlé,
Mondelez, and LVMH. In addition, Diadeis has over 40 years of experience
working with the top printers in the world and developing comprehensive skills
in color management that brings to service GSG’s client base.
The acquisition of GSG is the
latest in a series of acquisitions by Diadeis. Earlier this year, the company
acquired Alia, the leading premedia platform working for the Indian market.
With these acquisitions complete, Diadeis now has over 600 employees worldwide
and produces over 50,000 packaging projects, 7,000 marketing operations, 200
branding events, and 700,000 pages each year.
