24 Seven Launched Agency Collective to Compete
The staffing firm integrated three agencies to combine creative projects with talent hiring for its 55 shared clients.
Updated on Sept. 23, 2026 in Advertising
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Staffing provider 24 Seven has launched 24 Seven Agencies, a new collective featuring brands Futureman, SketchDeck, and Markacy. The move integrates creative service offerings with traditional staffing to serve a base of over 55 clients currently using both divisions.
Why it matters
The firm is testing whether a collective model can successfully rival traditional holding companies by blending talent hiring with project-based marketing. This structure aims to capture growth across brand activations and performance marketing while maintaining the autonomy of the individual agency brands.
The collective serves 55 clients utilizing both its staffing and marketing services, with 25 instances of overlapping agency-client relationships identified. SketchDeck, acquired in March 2023, has recorded 40% year-over-year growth under the ownership of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
The players
24 Seven
A staffing firm providing talent hiring and project management services, owned by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
A private equity firm that manages institutional capital and maintains ownership of 24 Seven.
SketchDeck
A creative design agency that has experienced 40% year-over-year growth since its acquisition in 2023.
Futureman
A creative agency that has been in operation for 15 years.
Markacy
A performance marketing agency integrated into the new 24 Seven Agencies collective.
The details
The collective leverages distinct skillsets in design, brand activation, and performance marketing to bundle creative output with specialized talent placement. By operating under a shared banner while preserving individual agency identities, the firm coordinates cross-functional teams to fulfill complex client project management needs. This mechanism allows the parent staffing firm to embed its recruiters within marketing project workflows.
Timeline
March 2023: 24 Seven acquired SketchDeck.
End of 2025: 24 Seven completed the purchase of Futureman and Markacy.
September 23, 2026: 24 Seven Agencies officially launched.
Market Landscape
This strategy marks a departure from the traditional agency holding company model, attempting to maintain individual agency culture while centralizing client service capabilities. The move pits the firm against global incumbents that typically rely on deep integration of acquired brands under singular P&L structures.
Business owners should monitor whether this model lowers client acquisition costs by bundling talent placement with marketing creative. Evaluate whether your own service providers are similarly diversifying their operational reach into adjacent service categories.
The takeaway
The move suggests a trend toward consolidating diverse agency specialties under a single staffing-backed umbrella to capture more project work from existing clients. Operators should track the 25 identified overlap instances to see if client retention improves when marketing and staffing are bundled.
Further reading
For more on industry structural shifts, see the Advertising section.
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