Mindshare (firm)

Summary

Mindshare is a global media and marketing services company formed in 1997. As one of the world's largest media agencies, Mindshare is responsible for a large majority of GroupM/WPP's global marketing billings and campaigns.

Mindshare
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAdvertising,
Marketing
Founded1997 (1997)
HeadquartersNew York City,
London
Key people
Adam Gerhart (CEO)
OwnerWPP
Number of employees
9,300[1]
ParentGroupM[1]
Websitemindshareworld.com

Mindshare's achievements include the Dove Natural Women & Snapchat Hack campaigns, the first Global Media Agency to gain accredited Actions on Google channel partners status, and many others that have won global awards.[citation needed]

History edit

The company was created by the merger of the media operations of JWT and Ogilvy & Mather, then the two big full service advertising agencies within WPP Group. The launch team comprised Mandy Pooler and Nick Emery from O&M and Ron de Pear[2] and James Walker from JWT. Initially the business faced strong opposition to the merger from the American agency parent GroupM.[3] The Mindshare global network consists of approximately 10,000 employees across 115 offices in 82 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.[1]

Mindshare USA LLC has 11 offices across the U.S. and Canada with billings of $9.96 billion (according to the media agency monitoring body, RECMA).[4] Phil Cowdell has served as its Head of North American operations since 2009.[5]

Mindshare Media UK Ltd, founded in 1998, is based in London WC2, where Jem Lloyd-Williams serves as CEO.[6]

Mindshare Nederland was established in 1999 by Ton Schoonderbeek, now regional leader and chief executive for the company's Benelux countries (including Scandinavia).[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c wpp.com
  2. ^ www.marketingweek.com
  3. ^ www.groupm.com
  4. ^ www.recma.com
  5. ^ Cowdell Succeeds Neslund as N.A. CEO at Mindshare, adweek.com
  6. ^ www.speakersforschools.org
  7. ^ "Toevoegen van waarde, dáárom gaat het bij ons", NIKS Gonootschap, 2011 (in Dutch)

External links edit

  • Official website