Back جاي والتر تومبسون Arabic JWT German جی. والتر تامپسون Persian J. Walter Thompson Finnish J. Walter Thompson French J. Walter Thompson ID J. Walter Thompson Italian ジェイ・ウォルター・トンプソン Japanese J. Walter Thompson Latvian/Lettish J. Walter Thompson Malay
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Marketing communications |
| Predecessor | Carlton & Smith |
| Founded | New York City, U.S. (1864) |
| Founder | William James Carlton |
| Fate | Merged with Wunderman to form Wunderman Thompson |
| Successor | Wunderman Thompson |
| Headquarters | New York City , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Parent | WPP plc |
| Website | www |
J. Walter Thompson (JWT) was an advertisement holding company incorporated in 1896 by American advertising pioneer James Walter Thompson.[1] The company was acquired in 1987 by multinational holding company WPP plc, and in November 2018, WPP merged J. Walter Thompson with fellow agency Wunderman to form Wunderman Thompson.[2][3][4] In October 2023, WPP announced yet another merger in which Wunderman Thompson, along with another group agency VMLY&R, would cease to exist and create a new combined entity named VML. This is to be effective January 1, 2024.[5]
- ^ "Prominent Exit From Ad Industry Sets Off Questions About Future". The New York Times. April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Group history". WPP plc. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Sir Martin Sorrell: advertising man who made the industry's biggest pitch". The Guardian. July 4, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ "WPP is merging JWT with Wunderman". Ad Age. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "WPP announces merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R, launching VML". Insider Intelligence. Retrieved November 5, 2023.