Partners & Napier
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Rochester, New York, USA |
Number of locations | 4 |
Key people | Sharon Napier (CEO) |
| Revenue | $17M[citation needed] in 2009 |
| Owner | Project |
Number of employees | 135 |
| Website | http://www.partnersandnapier.com/ |
Partners + Napier is a full-service ideas agency[clarification needed] headquartered in Rochester, New York. The agency has another full-service office in Atlanta, Georgia, and additional field offices in New York, New York and San Francisco, California.
Partners + Napier was created in 2004 when CEO Sharon Napier and three partners, including CFO Jim DiNoto and CCO Jeff Gabel, purchased Wolf Group’s Rochester, New York and Atlanta, Georgia offices.[1]
The agency is the founding member of the Partners Group,[2] an interdependent collective of North American agencies formed in 2006, consisting of Partners + Napier, Partners and Jeary and Partners and Edell.[3] The collective was dissolved after Partners and Jeary and Partners and Edell were acquired.[4]
In 2010, Partners + Napier was acquired by Project,[5] a holding company consisting of twelve total agencies based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.[4] Project has identified no fewer than 50 potential agency targets for additional acquisition, according to chairman and chief executive Robert G. Vallee Jr.[4]
In 2011, the company was chosen as one of the 30 Best Places to Work in Marketing and Media by Advertising Age.[6]
With gross billings of $130M,[citation needed] Partners + Napier is a Rochester Top 100 Company, as chosen by the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper[7] and a finalist for Fast Company's Fast 50 award.
References
- ^ Jensen, Trevor (April 5, 2004). "Ex-Wolf Cleveland Execs Buy Out Agency". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2004-04-05.
- ^ Rand, Ben (October 19, 2006). "Nimble and Edgy? There's a Group for You, Partner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
- ^ Williamson, Richard (October 20, 2006). "Power of 3: Independents Unite". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
- ^ a b c Elliot, Stuart (16 March 2011). "Agreeing to Be Bought, but Keeping Autonomy". New York Times.
- ^ Napier, Sharon (25 April 2011). "How (and Why) We Made the Decision to Sell Partners & Napier to Project Worldwide". Advertising Age. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Carmichael, Matt (22 August 2011). "Best Places to Work: No. 26 Partners & Napier". Advertising Age.
- ^ "The Rochester Top 100". Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-07-09.