By Greg Hazley
Staniforth, the 34-year-old U.K. PR operation of Omnicom’s TBWA, has been shuttered, according to reports.
The firm had offices in London and Manchester and was led by managing director Rob Brown, a Euro RSCG and McCann Erickson vet.
Phil Staniforth founded the firm in Manchester in 1978 with John Williams as Staniforth Williams before later selling to Omnicom in 2002. It opened its London operation in 1998.
Clients include Nissan, Aviva, Tata and British Cycling.
U.K. news site TheBusinessDesk.com reported Staniforth once had 60 staffers across the two offices, but billings dipped below £1M in 2011.
Marketing director Tom Wong told the Manchester Evening Standard: “As part of TBWA’s strategy to focus on core creative agencies Staniforth PR has closed for business this week, this is following a period of consultation with staff.” |