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landmarks
This chronology is indicative only. It covers -
Context is provided by the broader communications and
media timeline on this site.
antecedents
1902
Alfred W. Erickson agency founded
1911 H.K. McCann agency founded
1930 merger results in McCann-Erickson
1939 Jack Morton motivation company founded by ounded
by Jack Morton
1954 McCann-Erickson buys Marschalk & Pratt
beginnings
1960
Interpublic Inc. established as holding company for McCann
Erickson
1967 Foote Cone & Belding begins investing in cable
tv systems in US
1971 Interpublic Group goes public
1973 TCI buys Foote Cone &
Belding cable operations
1978 DeVries PR formed
1983 Fitzgerald+CO founded in Atlanta
1991 Interpublic takes stake in Fremantle Productions
1991 takes 23% stake in All American Communications
1994 Amster Yard formed
1994
Interpublic buys 50% of CME KHBB from Saatchi
for US$40m
1995
All American Communications and Interpublic buy Mark Goodson
Productions for US$50m
1995 All American buys Interpublic's stake in Goodson
1995 All American acquired by Fremantle
1997 Interpublic buys Marketing Corporation of America
1997 buys Integrated Communications Corporation
1997 Pearson buys Freemantle
(inc All American and Goodson)
1998 Interpublic buys Fitzgerald+CO
1998 buys Jack Morton
1999 Initiative Media Worldwide formed from merger of
Western International and Initiative Media
into sports
1999 Interpublic buys Brands Hatch Leisure Group Ltd (BHL)
in UK
1999 Jack Morton buys Denby Associates, Instructional
Design Group, Creation Communications, De Otter & De Vries
Live Communications
2000 Jack Morton buys Production Design Group, Caribiner
International (Communications Division)
2001 Jack Morton buys Planet Interactive
2001 buys Wolf-Olins
2001 buys Caudex MEDical publishing
2001 buys TrueNorth group
2001 buys DeVries Public Relations
2002 buys Media First International
2003 sells NFO to Taylor Nelson Sofres for US$435m
2004 sells Brands Hatch and three smaller motor racing
circuits at Oulton Park, Cadwell Park and Snetterton to
MotorSport Vision
2004
pays £77m to exit from Silverstone motor racing
circuit
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