Leadership & Talent

WPP Will Merge J. Walter Thompson With Wunderman to Form Wunderman Thompson

Exclusive: World's oldest agency joins digital network

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The world's oldest ad agency will merge with the first direct marketing agency. Illustration: Dianna McDougall; Sources: Getty Images, JWT, Wunderman
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By Patrick Coffee

November 26, 2018

WPP leadership has decided to merge J. Walter Thompson, the world’s oldest ad agency, with digital network Wunderman, a spokesperson for the former company confirmed today. The news was announced to employees at the start of the business day in New York.

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Patrick Coffee

Patrick Coffee is a senior editor for Adweek.

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