Did you hear the news that WPP was
merging Wunderman Thompson and
VMLY&R under the name VML?
Always a delicate thing to do - we're talking billions of dollars of brand equity in these names, not to mention years of people's lives spent working at these agencies for a common cause.
Seeing how passionate people were in response to the news, we took the opportunity to build a complete WPP timeline from 1986 to 2001 for a bit of nostalgia.
Did we miss any?
2001
Mediafax
Delpho
AKKA
Impact
JFC
Springbok Technologies
SicolaMartin
Global Sportnet
Shine:M
Added Value
VML
RMG International
Maxx Marketing
Imaginet
Good Technology
Black Cat
MJM Creative
MCA Communicates
BrownKSDP
Penn, Schoen and Berland
Finsbury
Ziment Associates
Lightspeed
Outrider
OHAL
The Digital Edge
CDP Media
BJK&E
Kendo
Speed Branding
FastForward
BM3W
Go Direct Marketing
Thompson Digital Korea
Interactive Marketing Concepts
Coolfire
Imagio/JWT
Tonic 360
Tamir Cohen
APCU Thompson Asociados
DigiReels
Clockwork Capital
Banner Corporation
UniWorld
Kang & Lee
The Bravo Group
Glendinning
KnowledgeBase Marketing
The Partners
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CB’a
Red Cell
2000
Medical Knowledge Group
Showcase International
Vox Consulting
RPCA
The Rockey Company
SocketPR
Gaia
SIFO
Ergo
Premiére Group
Eurosem
Robinson Lerer & Montgomery
Warwicks
Spafax
Young & Rubicam Group (Y&R)
Y&R Advertising
Cohn & Wolfe
Burson-Marsteller
Impiric
Sudler & Hennessey
Media Edge
Landor Associates
1999
DRI
SMG
BWR
ILASIA
Matthew Poppy
Jochems Ladendorf
Dazai
A370
Mediaquest
Green Advertising
NoHo
Brierley & Partners
NetForce
United Media
BPRI
Horniak & Canny
Springham Anderson
Brindfors
Windi Winderlich
Sector
Magellan Communications
B|W|R
Feinstein Kean Partners
Ducharme Perron
Captiva
Premio
Hiller Wüst & Partner
Blanc & Otus
SPC
IntelliQuest
Visible World
Metapack
Media Technology Ventures
Intraspect
Imagine
e-Rewards
Deckchair
Concept
BigWords
The Market Segment Group
P·Four Consultancy
SpeechNet
Perspectives
Red Sheriff
TwIi
High Co
Shire Hall Group
BDG McColl
SCPF
The Brand Union
Lambie-Nairn
The Clinic
Tutssels
The Quantum Group
Gowers Advertising
Syzygy
NewsEdge Corporation
PRISM Group
International Presentations
The Food Group
The Farm
Ouadra Advisory
Planners
ThompsonConnect Worldwide
ROCQM
JWT Specialized Communications
Portland Outdoor
Alexander Ogilvy
Center Partners
1998
AGB Italia
Media Insight/Maximize
1997
Tempus
CIA
Media Insight
Maximize
Batey
MindShare
Addison
Buchanan Communications
BF&A
DSB & K
Charles River Strategies
Management Ventures (MVI)
MSI Consulting
The Geppetto Group
The Intuition Group
Health Learning Systems
OZM Group
Smith and Jones
Savatar
Goldfarb Consultants
Equus
1996
Banner McBride
Artistree Enterprise
O&M Identity Enterprise
Enterprise Identity Group
1995
Zoe Medical
1994
S.U.N. Health-Core
Japan Market Research Bureau
1993
Kantar
Dovetail
1992
Deltakos
Ferguson 2000
Ferguson Direct
Pro/Com International
Thomas Ferguson Associates
Tihama AI Mona International (TMI)
JWT Health-Core
JWT Medical Communication Unit
PPGH/JWT Healthcare Communications
JWT Company
JMRB
Basisresearch
BMRB International
Simmons MRB
Winona MRB
Yann Campbell Hoare Wheeler
IMRB
LMRB
MRB Hellas
Euroquest MRB
Metro Anglia
Horizon Video
Still Frame Video
Metro Medical
The CommonHealth
The Media Partnership
1991
The Futures Group
1990
G-Force
Wexler, Reynolds, Fuller, Harrison & Schule
Primary Contact
RTC Group
Geoffrey Reid
Thomas G. Ferguson Associates
Extern Public Relations
Fast
1989
Lansdown Euro
LGFE
Coley Porter Bell
SAGE Worldwide
A Eicoff & Co.
Seiniger Advertising
Ogilvy Group
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
Ogilvy Direct
Cole & Weber
Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations
Adams & Rinehart
Promotional Campaigns
Eicoff
Research International
Scali, McCabe, Slaves
Conquest Europe
Carl Byoir
Donahue & Associates Advertising, Inc
HLS Corp
Timmons and Co. Inc.
Public Affairs Resource Group
The Marketing Consultancy Limited
Millward Brown Plc
Dawestyle limited
Prophaven Limited
1988
SBG Partners
Stewart McColl Associates
The Henley Centre for Forecasting Limited
EWA Limited
Einson Freeman. Inc
Anspach Grossman Portugal Inc
1987
JWT Group
J Walter Thompson
J Walter Thompson Direct
J Walter Thompson Healthcare
Thompson Recruitment Advertising. Inc
MRB Group. Inc
Lord, Geller, Federico, Einstein. Inc
Hill & Knowlton. Inc
Simmons Market Research Bureau
Winona Research
Sidjakov Berman Gomez & Partners
The Walker Group/CNI Inc
Scott Stern Associates Limited
Business Design Group Limited
Greaves Hall Limited
The Mighty Movie Company Limited
Brouillard Communications. Inc
The Entertainment Group
Hispania Advertising. Inc
Mendoza, Dillon & Associates. Inc
Reese Communications. Inc
Targeting Systems. Inc
Tromson Monroe Advertising. Inc
1986
Refrigeration (Bournemouth) Limited
Histon Evercool Limited
Staffordshire Holloware Limited
North Kent Engineering Limited
North Kent Plastic Cages Limited
Newmaid Housewares
Cortursel Limited
Alton Wire Products Limited
Alton (Coprima) Ltd
Bonusbond Holdings PLC
Pace Communications Inc
Harvard Capital Group Inc
Metrovideo Limited
Mando Photo Company (UK) Limited
P&L lnternational Vacationers Ltd
The Grass Roots Group
VAP Group Limited
Sampson/Tyrrell Limited
Oakley Young Associates Limited
