Barkley Inc.
 Barkley's headquarters in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City | |
| Formerly | Barkley Evergreen & Partners |
|---|---|
| Industry | Advertising |
| Predecessor | Ripple Effects Interactive |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | www |
Barkley (formerly Barkley Evergreen & Partners) is a Kansas City, Missouri, United States, based full-service advertising agency known for their work on Sonic Drive-In Restaurants [citation needed],[1] Planet Fitness,[2] and Dairy Queen.[2] Founded in 1964, they employ 400+ people; 2008 capitalized billings were $485 million.[3][4] Barkley is the largest independent advertising agency in Kansas City, and the seventh-largest independent advertising agency in the U.S.[5]
Acquisitions
In March 2008, Barkley acquired Ripple Effects Interactive. The new venture was re-branded BarkleyREI.[6]
References
- ^ "How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the "Sonic guys", page 1 - News - The Pitch - The Pitch". www.pitch.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b "Barkley grew revenue with out-of-the-box client strategies". adage.com. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Barkley is ranked 2nd among the top Web Design Companies in Kansas City". 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ "Barkley - Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Datacenter - Ad Age".
- ^ "Adweek".