FleishmanHillard Inc. (formerly, Fleishman–Hillard) is a

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. P ...

and

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

agency founded and based in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

. It was acquired by

Omnicom Group Omnicom Group Inc. is an American global media, marketing and corporate communications holding company, headquartered in New York City. Omnicom's branded networks and specialty firms provide services in four disciplines: advertising, customer re ...

in 1997, becoming part of the Diversified Agency Services (DAS) division. The company was founded in 1946 by

Alfred Fleishman Alfred Fleishman (June 16, 1905 – May 28, 2002) was an American businessman and the co-founder of Fleishman-Hillard with his business partner Robert Hillard. Over the course of his career, Fleishman earned a reputation not only as one of t ...

and Robert E. Hillard. In 1994, the company expanded its operations to the

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with an office in

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. In May 2013, the company rebranded its name to FleishmanHillard and launched the slogan "the Power of True". As of April 2021, the company had 78 offices in 30 countries across the

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, Asia Pacific,

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, and

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References

External links

FleishmanHillard website
{{Omnicom Public relations companies of the United States Marketing companies established in 1946 Companies based in St. Louis 1946 establishments in Missouri