Omnicom Group Inc is an American global media, marketing and corporate communications holding company, headquartered in New York City.
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12 Facts About Omnicom Group
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Omnicom Group was ranked as one of the four largest advertising agencies in the world by The New York Times in 2002.
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In 2014, Omnicom Group was considered the second largest advertising holding company by The Wall Street Journal.
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Omnicom Group employs more than 77,000 employees in over 100 countries worldwide.
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In 1997, John Wren, the number two executive at Omnicom Group, became the company's chief executive officer, while Crawford remained as chairman.
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In July 2013, it was announced that Publicis Groupe and Omnicom Group would merge to form Publicis Omnicom Group, but by May 2014 it was announced that the deal had fallen through and the Publicis-Omnicom merger would not happen.
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Omnicom Group launched Omniwomen in April 2014 with the goal of increasing the number and influence of female leaders within the organization.
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In July 2017, Omnicom Group announced that Gracia Martore, former President and CEO of TEGNA Inc, had joined its Board as an independent director.
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Omnicom Group's appointment brings the total to 13 directors, 11 of which are independent.
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In May 2018, Omnicom Group brought its language strategy agency, maslansky + partners, to Australia.
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Omnicom Group is composed of five major agency networks that oversee 1500+ agencies as parent companies.
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In 2016 and 2017, Omnicom formed two separate holding groups for healthcare and PR agencies: Omnicom Health Group and Omnicom Precision Marketing Group.
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