Publicis New York

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Publicis New York
FormerlyPublicis Kaplan Thaler
Industry Advertising agency
Founded1997
Founders Linda Kaplan Thaler , Robin Koval
Headquarters1675 Broadway New York City,
United States
Key people
Carla Serrano(CEO)
Erica Roberts(CCO)
Mick McCabe(CSO)
ProductsTraditional and Digital Marketing services such as:
Web Development
Social Media
E-Commerce
Brand Strategy
Revenue$5.7B per year [1]
Number of employees
1,000–5,000 [2]
Parent Publicis
Website www.publicisna.com

Publicis New York (formerly Publicis Kaplan Thaler) is an American advertising agency based in New York City. [3] It was founded in 1993 and has 2,000 employees with offices in New York, Seattle, Toronto, and Montreal. [4] Publicis acquired the Kaplan Thaler Group in 2012. The agency created the Aflac duck, [5] Herbal Essences Totally Organic Experience, [6] Continental Airlines "Work Hard. Fly Right.", and Swiffer Sweeper campaigns. [7]

Contents

History

The Kaplan Thaler Group was founded in 1997 by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval. [8]

On July 12, 2012, Publicis Kaplan Thaler was formed in the merger of Publicis Worldwide and Kaplan Thaler Group.

On June 30, 2015, Publicis Kaplan Thaler shortened its name to Publicis New York and officially put the PKT name and KTG agency to rest.[ citation needed ]

On February 9, 2016, it was announced that Linda Kaplan Thaler would be stepping down from her position as Chairman. Her intentions were to focus on promoting her fourth book and launching an independent production company. [9]

Locations

After the 2012 merger, Publicis began construction to renovate KTG's offices at 1675 Broadway, located adjacent to Times Square. [10] The 190,000 SF space spanned across eight floors of open-seating in the Activity-Based Working framework, designed by the award-winning Clive Wilkinson. [11] Construction concluded in 2016 and brightly colored walls, carpet and a Lego wall were now replaced with a sea of red carpets and an open floor plan workspace. The space won in the Large Office category for Interior Design's awards in 2018. [12]

In 2019, the Publicis Groupe renewed its 680,000 square foot lease at 375 Hudson st. and added an expansion of 280,000 square feet, totaling just under a million square feet for over 20 years. This was the original location of Saatchi & Saatchi, which was also acquired by Publicis in 2000. The intention was to establish the agency's permanent location and invest $150 million upgrading the offices. All Publicis-owned offices in New York were relocated to 375 Hudson, including 1675 Broadway. This was in an effort to have deeper collaboration and connectivity across agencies. [13]

Services

Publicis New York is a full service agency that offers traditional and digital capabilities. It separates into two specialty shops: A digital, CRM, analytics, and experiential agency and a brand identity/ consulting agency. [14]

These capabilities include:

Works

The original Kaplan Thaler Group is recognized for creating the Aflac duck, [5] Herbal Essences Totally Organic Experience, [6] Continental Airlines "Work Hard. Fly Right.", and Swiffer Sweeper campaigns. [7]

Companies Publicis New York works with:

A campaign done by Publicis New York was for the Citi bike, "Unlock New York". The brand campaign communicated that "When you unlock a bike. You unlock New York." It was recognized with many accolades and awards, and resulted in over 280,000 app downloads. [18]

Awards

Publications

Previous CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Linda Kaplan Thaler and President Robin Koval are the authors of three books: [21]

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