MANCHESTER: McCann Erickson has launched McCann Talk, a specialist media arm to meet demand from clients such as Wickes for integrated marketing and promotional campaigns featuring digital, social, search and PR activity.

 It will offer a mix of disciplines including digital engagement, SEO, social media, PR, community engagement and events.

Abi Whitfield, group account director at McCann Erickson Manchester, who heads McCann Talk, says: "The way information is consumed has changed. Brands can no longer rely on consumers finding them on the channel of their choice; brands have to be ready to engage with all channels consumers use from the street to the blog.

"McCann Talk is about getting people talking about our clients in both on and offline channels by putting social thinking at the heart of everything we do"