Publicis New York, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Gotham, Martin Agency, DDB Chicago and McKinney are the agencies named on the shortlist. Initial meetings will take place later this month, with a final round of pitches due in January.
The shortlist means that McCann Erickson has not made it through to the final stages, despite being a favourite to pick up the business.
Modernista!, the Boston-based incumbent on the account, did not repitch.