Founded in 1835 in Paris, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with nearly 23,000 people in over 100 countries. With the ambition to help brands unlock Growth, Powered by Desire, Havas brings together creativity, media, technology and production capabilities to build strong, desirable brands that people genuinely want to engage with. Its integrated model is supported by Converged.AI, the Group’s operating system that unifies data, technology and AI to deliver optimized, scalable marketing solutions across the full customer journey. AI-driven, fueled by human ingenuity, and grounded in the belief that desire drives both brand performance and business outcomes, Havas teams collaborate within Havas Villages worldwide to cultivate reputation, relevance and long‑term preference for clients. Havas is equally committed to its people, fostering inclusive, responsible and inspiring workplaces where talent can thrive, because desire also starts from within.
BBDO is committed to effective creativity. Our promise is ‘we create effectiveness’, and the result of that is the work, the work, the work. At BBDO our mission is to create and deliver the world’s most compelling commercial content. Content and ideas so magical and powerful that they change the way consumers think, feel, talk and act about a brand.
In 1891. In NYC.
George Batten opens his one-room advertising agency. With no clients and one employee. In 1928, the Batten Company merged with Barton, Durstine and Osborn to form BBDO.
BBDO’s coming of age
With an extensive portfolio of creative advertising, BBDO is worldwide recognised for its focus on "the Work the Work the Work": "At BBDO, the Work encompasses every kind of creative content that can touch the consumer and reinforce the brand".
Today. In Belgium.
In 1971, a Belgian BBDO office was founded. It merges with the very succesful Van Hees-Vlessing-Lagrillière in 1983. Now BBDO Belgium is a top 3 communication group, which employs 250 professionals. BBDO Belgium is famous for its [proven effectiveness track record]. BBDO Belgium strengthens eight centres of expertise: Digital, Dialog, Data, One to One, Activation, Live, Change, Think. You can work with one of our expert centres or with an integrated team drawn up depending on your briefing.