Mullen has been added to the list of agencies pitching the $10-12 million Bahamas Ministry of Tourism account, a client representative confirmed. The Interpublic Group shop in Wenham, Mass., joins three previously known contenders: independent HDC, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Publicis Groupe’s Fallon, Minneapolis and New York; and Omnicom’s Martin/Williams, Minneapolis, the rep said. Trade ad incumbent Irma S. Mann, Strategic Marketing, Boston, has withdrawn to pursue the Barbados tourism business. Consumer ad incumbent Bozell, New York–believing it was unlikely to prevail in the pitch–recruited Mullen, hoping to keep the business in the IPG stable, sources said. Client and agency executives either did not return calls or declined comment. The list may be cut and the survivors invited back for presentations before the work is awarded, sources said.
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