MullenLowe Lintas Group explained

MullenLowe Lintas Group
Area Served:South Asia, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Global
Key People:Subramanyeswar S., Group CEOVivek Kamath, Group CFO & COOGarima Pant, Group HR Director
Industry:Marketing communications
Services:Advertising and Marketing Communications, Digital Solutions, Identity and Graphic Design, Public Relations, Full-service, Media
Num Employees:600+
Parent:NamasteHenry
Divisions:dCell
LinConsult
Lintas C:EX
Lowe Lintas
Mullen Lintas
Homepage:mullenlowelintas.in
Location City:Mumbai
Location Country:India
Locations:Mumbai, Gurgaon/New Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata

MullenLowe Lintas Group, formerly Lintas, is an Indian advertising marketing communications company. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Interpublic Group (IPG), and is part of the multinational MullenLowe Group.

As of July 2023, MullenLowe Lintas Group employs approximately 600 people in 13 offices located in four Indian cities.[1]

History

Lintas (India) company began operating in Mumbai, India in 1969 as the Indian division of the advertising wing of Lever brothers (Lintas being an acronym for Lever International Advertising Services). It worked as a subsidiary of Lintas international which was established in 1899 and was later made a part of Unilever.[2]

Up to the 1980s, Lintas, daCunha, HTA (Hindustan Thomson associates), Purnima advertising, Mudra communications, Trikaya Grey and O&M (Ogilvy and Mather) were among the largest advertising companies in India.[3]

In 2000, the company changed its name to Lowe Lintas following the global merger of IPG networks, Ammirati Puris Lintas and the Lowe Group in November 1999. MullenLowe Lintas Group was then helmed by Prem Mehta, with Executive Creative Directors R. Balki and K. M. Sridhar leading the creative function. At the time, with billings of over $11 billion, MullenLowe Group was ranked as the fourth-largest global agency group worldwide, with offices in 80 countries, while MullenLowe Lintas Group is one of the top three advertising agencies in India by revenue.[4] [5]

In 2007, Lintas India sold the 51% stake it owned in MullenLowe Lintas Group to its international partner, the Interpublic Group (IPG). Since then, the agency has been a part of MullenLowe Group, which in turn is held by the Interpublic Group.[6] MullenLowe Lintas Group has produced India's first television commercial and introduced the discipline of Channel Planning to India. It also has introduced Shyam Benegal, Gerson da Cunha, Rama Bijapurkar, Gautam Rajadhyaksha and Alyque Padamsee.

In May 2015, the multinational company Lowe Worldwide merged with Mullen, a US-based agency to form the MullenLowe Group, which in turn became part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Headquartered in London, Lowe Worldwide has over 100 offices in 82 countries. In August, the group started Mullen Lintas - a challenger agency in August 2015, and PointNine Lintas now known as Lintas LIVE, a beta version of a full service omni-channel agency in August 2017.[7]

In August 2016, R. Balki, former group chairman, quit advertising and retired from the group.

Business

MullenLowe Lintas Group offers advertising, digital, public relations, strategic design, rural marketing, and video content. Geoff Cottrill is the president of American operations.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About us . Mullenlowe Lintas India official website . Mullenlowe Lintas . 31 May 2018.
  2. Web site: O'Barr . William . Advertising in India . Advertising and society review (volume 3) . Project muse . 31 May 2018.
  3. News: 70 years of Indian advertising . 31 May 2018 . Live Mint . 21 August 2017.
  4. News: THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; This time it's Interpublic doing an internal merger to add another giant to Madison Avenue. 1 November 1999. New York Times . Stuart . Elliott.
  5. News: Lowe Lintas restructures. 19 July 2000. Indian Express.
  6. News: Lintas India to offload 51% to Interpublic. 9 May 2007. The Economic Times.
  7. Web site: MullenLowe Lintas Appoints Vikas Mehta As CEO Of Its New Agency PointNine Lintas. Amin. Ruhail. BW Businessworld. en. 2019-12-04.