J. Walter Thompson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:business_executive
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:WPP_plc
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1987
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Carlton_&_Smith
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:James_Walter_Thompson
gptkbp:foundedYear 1864
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. Walter Thompson
gptkbp:industry advertising
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Wunderman_Thompson
2018
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Kodak_'Kodak_Moment'
gptkb:Lux_Soap
gptkb:Pears_Soap
Ford Mustang launch
gptkbp:notableClient gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkb:Unilever
gptkb:Shell
gptkb:Nestlé
gptkb:Kraft_Foods
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:David_Ogilvy
gptkb:Bill_Bernbach
gptkb:Helen_Lansdowne_Resor
gptkb:James_Webb_Young
gptkb:Norman_B._Norman
gptkb:Philip_Dusenberry
gptkb:Stanley_Resor
gptkb:Stephen_King_(advertising_executive)
gptkb:Mary_Wells_Lawrence
gptkbp:notableFor establishing the account executive role
first to expand internationally
first to hire female copywriters
pioneering modern advertising techniques
longest continuously operating advertising agency in the US (until merger)
creating the first market research department in advertising
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:JWT_Intelligence
gptkb:The_JWT_Blue_Book
gptkb:The_JWT_Planning_Guide
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 10,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:WPP_plc
gptkbp:website https://www.jwt.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cannes_Lions_International_Festival_of_Creativity_Awards
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4