The Whalar deal is Accenture running the same play it ran on programmatic — only this time it got there earlier.

Accenture has acquired creator and influencer agency Whalar in a bid to boost the scale of its marketing arm, Accenture Song.

Accenture Song's acquisition of the creator and social agency Whalar is more evidence that big budgets are shifting to influencer marketing.

The Whalar deal is Accenture running the same play it ran on programmatic — only this time it got there earlier.