Founded in London in 1990, we were the first media agency to offer strategic and creative planning at a time when the industry was about buying cheaply and quickly.
Our founders saw a bright future where smart thinking and clever planning could help brands grow faster than their competitors.
Over the many years that have followed, we have continued to build on this defining ethic — with our evolution shaped by a continual investment in thought leadership. And we continue to ensure that our capability and approach evolve in line with changes in media, data, technology, commerce, society, and legislation.
Today, with over 100 offices in 74 countries, we continue to create remarkable campaigns that lead to remarkable growth – using the extending canvas of data and technology.
We create campaigns that help brands move beyond incremental improvements and leap ahead of their competitors.
From challenger agency to global media network.
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United by Omni, our collaboration platform.
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Collaborating on Omni Studio every day.
We have access to sophisticated research resources and advanced business intelligence tools, which reinforces our thinking and means we can deliver superior strategic expertise.
It means we also have access to sophisticated planning tools, like Omni, Omnicom Group’s leading marketing orchestration and insights platform.
Omni also houses Omni Studio, our proprietary global planning and collaboration platform. Omni Studio combines playful gamification techniques with hardcore strategic principles to deliver innovation. It’s not just a work tool; it’s our business ecosystem
Our clients find this potent mix of buying power and exceptional planning and creative credentials a compelling proposition.
“One of the huge benefits (of Omni Studio) is that it’s brought to the attention of our marketeers the craft of media planning in a way that was never really as visible before. It’s where art and science come together.”
“We have connected our agency briefing platform into Omni Studio to create an integrated briefing and planning ecosystem. Enabling HSBC marketers and PHD teams to collaborate within a dynamic campaign planning environment. This is a step-change on how we work – a much more agile and future-fit way of working.”
“The most creative integration of agency platforms to date”
“Omni dominates in attribution/measurement, creative, and ability to activate.”
“Omni Studio has enabled us to significantly sharpen the way we inject channel strategy thinking into the marketing process and is now at the heart of Unilever’s media planning.”
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Our story is naturally one of leaps and bounds.
David Pattison, Nick Horswell and Jonathan Durden launched Pattison Horswell Durden (PHD) in London with a clear proposition that spoke to clients who valued prize strategy.
Our early press ads captured our unique blend of fearless creativity with strategic planning and buying.
Our planning-led approach attracted our founding client, The Guardian Newspaper, who remains a client today.
We launched Drum, the first sponsorship, partnership and content agency in the UK.
We opened our first non-UK office and went on to grow our international network to more than 100 offices worldwide.
Our parent company, Omnicom Media Group, was formed — allowing our clients to benefit from our unique approach to media planning, without compromising on the buying.
We launched Source (now Omni Studio), a proprietary global operating system that connects our people through a gamified system.
We were named Eurobest Media Network of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Today, we have over 6,000 employees in more than 100 offices and work with some of the world’s largest advertisers.
6,500 people. 107 offices. 74 countries.
Isidora Goyenechea 3000,
Oficina S -202,
Las Condes,
Santiago,
Chile,
7550653
85 Av. norte,
Edificio 619,
Colonia Escalón,
San Salvador, El Salvador
5ta. AV 5-55, Zona 14
Edificio Europlaza
Torre 4, Nivel 12 Oficina 1203
Guatemala Ciudad
Edificio Versalles,
3er nivel, ave. circunvalación,
San Pedro Sula.
Av. Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena 800, Piso 1 Santa Fe, Zedec Sta Fé, Álvaro Obregón, 01210 Ciudad de México, CDMX
Centro Internacional de Mercadeo,
Carr. 165 Torre 2 Piso 6,
Suite 601,
Guaynabo,
PR 00968
Calle Rafael Augusto Sánchez #65
Edificio Málaga I, Piso 3, Piantini
10510 Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana
95 Hristo Botev blvd.,
P.O. Box: 1303 Sofia,
Bulgaria
Kabarsiran close, off Kabarsiran avenue., Lavington, Nairobi, P.O.Box 7704 -00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Kabarsiran close, off Kabarsiran avenue., Lavington, Nairobi, P.O.Box 7704 -00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Kabarsiran close, off Kabarsiran avenue., Lavington, Nairobi, P.O.Box 7704 -00200 Nairobi, Kenya
The Telephone Exchange, 5 North Crescent, London, WC1E 7PH, UK
The Telephone Exchange, 5 North Crescent, London, WC1E 7PH, UK
AYA Tower, Offices 1&2 Armenia Street, Mar Mikhael POB 11-1259، Beirut, Lebanon
International Economy Tower King Abdullah Road PO Box 54627 Jeddah 21524
118 Spaces, Riyadh Park, Al Aqiq, 1 PO Box 1564 Riyadh 11372
Av. Do Forte,
6A - Edifício Ramazzotti,
Piso 3 - sala 2.35,
2790-072 Carnaxide,
Portugal
No. 6,
Pictor G.D. Mirea Street,
District 1,
Bucharest,
Romania,
011396
Unit 405, The Studios 6 Beach Road, Old Castle Brewery, Woodstock Cape Town, 7925
Tree House Work Space, 5 Park Lane, Building - Mayfair on the Lake, 2nd Floor, 4051
PHD Johannesburg, 6th Floor, North Side, 3 Sandown Valley Crescent, Sandton, Johannesburg 2031
PHD Brisbane Level 3, 200 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
PHD Melbourne Level 6, 650 Chapel St, South Yarra, VIC 3141 Australia
Office Tower 32nd floor unit,
D. Jl Casablanca Raya,
no 88. Jakarta 12870,
Indonesia
Unit 15-01 & 15-02,
Level 15, Imazium,
No. 8, Jalan SS 21/37,
Damansara Uptown,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor DE, Malaysia
Level 2,
Eden Business Centre,
14 Normanby Road,
Mt Eden, Auckland 1024
10F Bankmer Building,
6756 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City 1226,
Philippines
Amarin Plaza Floor 21st,
496-502 Ploenchit Rd.,
Lumpini Pathumwan,
Bangkok, 10330,
Thailand
Somerset Chancellor Court,
4th Floor,
11 Mac Dinh Chi Street,
District 1, HCMC,
Vietnam