Uptown move for AC&R?



Nearly three months after a sweeping reorganization of its executive management group, AC&R Advertising/N.Y. acknowledged that it might be making a move out of i

Steve Bennett, who was named president/ceo in the management revamp, confirmed that the agency is looking for new digs. “We’re scouting for space,” he said, adding that AC&R will not be merging any of its services with Backer Spielvogel Bates, whose Chrysler Building digs were rumored to be the agency’s destination.
But sources said last week that the speculation might not be too far off the mark. They said that the agency will likely move to the Kent Building, not even a stone’s throw from the Chrysler Building, by early 1994.
AC&R, which reports to parent Saatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC, will likely see its current home sold by Saatchi to raise cash, according to sources.
And how is the new management team doing?. “All our clients are happy,” Bennett said.
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