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Wpp Group Holdings Llc company history timeline

1989

His biggest coup came in 1989, when he added the Ogilvy Group to his empire.

1992

1992: CommonHealth, a virtual healthcare marketing network, is launched.

1997

In 1997, WPP purchased a stake in Peapod, an online shopping service based in the United States; Syzygy, a digital media firm based in London; and HyperParallel, a San Francisco-based data mining firm.

1999

WPP's frantic expansion pace continued in 1999 as the group made further investments in advertising communications-related firms and also acquired several companies, including Steve Perry Consultants, Shire Hall Group, Perspectives, The Brand Union, Blanc and Otus, Dazai Advertising, and P. Four.

2000

Turnover increased by nearly 50 percent over 2000 figures and pre-tax profits climbed by 12 percent.

2001

2001: Tempus Group plc is purchased.

2002

WPP was also the first marketing services company to publish a sustainability report (in 2002), and remains a leader in the field as a member of the FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

2011

WPP is ranked 41 out of 500 in Newsweek’s Green Rankings 2011

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