Observed Signal · Jun 17, 2026 · Agency Appointment · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
The Digital Voice Adds Parallel as Client
The Digital Voice™, a specialist B2B PR and amplification agency for the adtech and technology marketing sector, has appointed Customer Suitability platform Parallel as its agency of record in the UK and APAC. The account win is the agency’s fifth in five weeks. Parallel, founded in 2026 with offices in Sydney and London, describes itself as a digital twin activation platform that scores how customers will respond to creative and content to optimise what it calls "Customer Suitability." The article includes quotes from Parallel CEO and Founder Rob Hall and The Digital Voice founder and CEO Julia Linehan. The Digital Voice says it delivers PR, thought leadership, events and multimedia services and lists existing clients such as Samsung Ads, Brave Browser & Search Engine, impact.com and GumGum.
Relevant industry client win and the introduction of a new media optimisation concept ('Customer Suitability'), but not a major platform policy change or technical release.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- The Digital Voice™ appointed Parallel as its agency of record in the UK and APAC.
- The account win is The Digital Voice's fifth client in five weeks.
- Parallel was founded in 2026 and operates from Sydney and London.
- Parallel markets itself as a "digital twin activation platform" introducing the concept of "Customer Suitability."
- Quoted executives: Rob Hall (CEO and Founder, Parallel) and Julia Linehan (CEO and founder, The Digital Voice™).
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The Digital Voice™, a specialist B2B PR and amplification agency for adtech and martech, announced it has been appointed agency of record for four organisations — Brave Browser & Search Engine, adnomaly, Assertive Yield and OpenAttribution — after winning the accounts over a four-week period. The agency also expanded its existing partnership with partnership-management platform impact.com to add PR support in France and Spain alongside its UK and US work. Founded in 2012 and led by CEO and founder Julia Linehan, The Digital Voice says its 32-person, specialist-led team delivers PR, content, events and multimedia for adtech/martech companies and reports average year-on-year growth of about 10%. The announcement was published on MarTech Series on 2026-06-10.
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