Burson (company)
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Burson is a multinational public relations and communications firm, headquartered in New York City.
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Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1953; 71 years ago (1953) (Burson-Marsteller) 1970; 54 years ago (1970) (Cohn & Wolfe) 2018; 6 years ago (2018) (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) |
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Headquarters | 175 Greenwich Street 3 World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 |
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Number of employees | 6,000 (2024) |
Parent | WPP plc |
Website | bursonglobal.com |
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In February 2018, parent WPP Group PLC announced that it had merged its subsidiaries Cohn & Wolfe with Burson-Marsteller into Burson Cohn & Wolfe.[3] In January 2024, WPP announced to merge BCW with Hill & Knowlton, forming the new agency, Burson.[4] The merger was finalized in June 2024.[5]