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Wieden+Kennedy company history timeline

1988

In 1988, Wieden coined the phrase, "Just Do It," which almost instantly won fame for both NIKE and W + K.

1992

He held a degree in fine art from the University of Colorado at Boul der and had "spent the '60s not telling anyone what [he] did for a li ving," according to a 1992 Advertising Age article.

1993

When in 1993 Subaru fired the agency, W + K closed its Philadelp hia office.

1994

1994: W + K opens an office in Tokyo.

1996

In 1996, the agency added additional Microsoft products and M iller Genuine Draft to its roster and billings rose to $624 milli on.

1998

Also in 1998, W + K opened a London office at least in part as a way of winning NIKE's global business.

2000

At the same time, positive change was brewing at home in the late 199 0s. Thus in 2000, with close to $780 million in billings, W + K moved its headquarters t o a new space in Portland's trendy Pearl District, home to art galler ies, restaurants, shops, and upscale condos.

2003

The success of NIKE music led NIKE and W + K to launch their own record label in the fall of 2003 and to start work on a production called "Ball: The Musical. "

2004

In 2004, W + K opened an office in Shanghai.

Gross Billings: $875 million (2004 est.)

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Founded
1982
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Portland, OR
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Dan Wieden,David Kennedy
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