LONDON — WPP has announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries, OgilvyAction and G2, will come together in a joint venture to form a company within the Group that becomes "the largest and most geographically complete activation agency in the world" described by WPP's statement. The new entity will operate in more than 100 offices in 56 countries, and provide services from consumer activation, trade marketing, shopper marketing, one-to-one marketing to digital activation. The integration of staffs and resources of the new company is underway. When formally launched in May, the business will offer clients access to talent, data, digital capabilities and greater global reach. "The geographic footprint of each agency is complementary with each other, and a major purpose of the new organization will be to drive these disciplines more strongly into emerging markets. Together they are uniquely placed to exploit the intersection of the world's brands and of distribution systems." said in WPP's statement. The company will work closely with The Store, WPP's global retail practice, which last year brought together the specialist resources of over a dozen WPP companies to create The Shopper Marketing Store, an offer that harnesses and provides easy access to world-class agencies and experts in the field via a single web portal.