Merkley+Partners

Merkley+Partners is a full-service advertising agency located in New York City. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, and a member of DAS. Currently the agency has 225 employees.

Merkley+Partners
FormerlyMerkley Newman Harty
TypeWholly owned subsidiary
IndustryAdvertising agency
Founded1993 (1993)
FoundersParry Merkley
Steve Harty
Jane Newman
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
Alex Gellert (CEO)
Andy Hirsch (Chairman)
Scott Gelber (President)
Number of employees
225
ParentOmnicom Group
Websitemerkleyandpartners.com

The agency is currently managed by Chief Executive Officer Alex Gellert and Executive Creative Director / Chairman Andy Hirsch.[1] They joined the agency in 1999.[2] Scott Gelber was named President in 2018.

The agency, originally named Merkley Newman Harty, was founded in 1993 by Parry Merkley, Creative Director, Steve Harty, Client Services Director, and Jane Newman, Strategic Planning Director.[3] The three founders came together with the intent of removing the boundaries between their respective disciplines.[4]

Recent awards
  • Silver New York ADDY for Mercedes-Benz, 2012[5]
  • Silver ADDY for best public service campaign, Gold New York ADDY, Silver New York ADDY District Silver ADDY, and Communication Arts Award for the Ad Council Campaign Lead Poisoning Prevention, 2011[6]

References
  1. "Merkley + Partners". Merkleyandpartners.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. Elliott, Stuart (1999-04-26). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS - ADVERTISING - ADDENDA - Lowe Executive Moves to Merkley". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-30. Scott Gelber was named President in 2018.
  3. Elliott, Stuart (1996-08-19). "A New Executive At Merkley Newman". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. "Merkley + Partners". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. Archived October 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Merkley+Partners Wins ADDY and Communication Arts Awards for Lead Poisoning Prevention Public Service Advertising Campaign". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.


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