A new agency rises from Commonground/MGS ashes

Commonground Co-Founders announced the launch of a new shop, while keeping clients they had before joining MGS last year. This announcement comes after making known the partnership dissolution due to a financial dispute. The new agency will be will be set in motion by Ahmad Islam and Sherman Wright, Co-Founders of Commonground, founded in 2004, and it has among its clients: MillerCoors, Verizon, HBO, Bayer and American Family Insurance. “We are no longer affiliated with the entity known as Commonground/MGS. We are moving forward as a new agency based in Chicago focused on getting back to business with our clients” said Islam. Although he didn’t disclose what the agency will be named, he said that they already count on a former Commonground client. Commonground/MGS network formed in fall 2014, when the Chicago based agency – Commonground- and Miami based MGSCOMM merged to form the newest agencies holding worldwide. The business only lasted one year, because this week the company announced the cease of operations after a financial dispute. The future of all the parties involved is still unclear.