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Nanci Ryder Public Relationsis established.
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Adams & Rinehart (A&R)acquires Earl Newsom & Co., specialists in executive recruitment for PR.
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O&M Worldwideacquires Dudley-Anderson-Yutzy PR, Inc. (D-A-Y), specialists in food-related marketing and the oldest continuously operating PR firm in the world.
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D-A-Ysaves Halloween after the previous year's candy sales plummeted due to tampering fears post-1982-Tylenol-tampering scare. They hired Dr. Joyce Brothers to discuss safety and children's need to express their creativity at Halloween.
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D-A-Ysells the Brooklyn Bridge! And pulls off "the public relations triumph of 1983." 1,200 U.S. and international journalists, along with 2.1M New Yorkers and tourists, plus D-A-Y owners Barbara Hunter and Jean Way Schoonover, attend the day-long celebration for the Brooklyn Bridge Centennial.
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| 1982
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O&MPRopens London office.
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| 1981
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O&MPRmakes first PR acquisition, Underwood, Jordan Associates.
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O&MPRopens Singapore office.
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Ogilvy & Mather Public Affairs (O&MPA)Washington, DC opens. Marcia Silverman is one of the four original employees in Washington.
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A&Rsupports Seagram with the world's largest cash tender offer for St. Joe Minerals.
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| 1980
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September 3, Ogilvy & Mathercreates subsidiary Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations Inc. (O&MPR).
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O&MPRopens Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia office.
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A&R supports British Petroleum acquisition of Standard Oil.
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