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O&MPRopens Shanghai and Beijing offices.
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OA&Rbuilds network of Best Practice Agencies to support IBM across EMEA—Europe, the Middle East and Africa. IBM becomes Europe's first million-dollar account and is later recognized by industry peers as the blueprint for global programming.
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OA&Rsupports the American Highway Users Association (AHUA) in its fight for increased funding to improve highways. The campaign results in a highway bill authorizing the single largest infrastructure investment in U.S. history—$218B in 1997.
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OA&Rmanages communications for the $10B merger of Chemical Banking Corporation and Chase Manhattan Corporation, which creates the world's largest bank. More than 40 OA&R people work on the announcement, assisting with media and investor relations, employee communications, public relations and contacting opinion leaders at local and federal levels.
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