Private company

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO

Advertising agency

AMV BBDO is an advertising agency that works with over 85 brands, including BT, Diageo, Walkers, and Mars. AMV campaigns may incorporate digital, social, experiential, print or broadcast media. AMV is part of the BBDO network, the third-largest agency network in the world and part of the Omnicom Group.2 It was founded by David Abbott.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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AMV BBDO is an advertising agency that works with over 85 brands, including BT, Diageo, Walkers, and Mars. AMV campaigns may incorporate digital, social, experiential, print or broadcast media.2

Corporate structure

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO is part of a group headed by Omnicom Group. 260 entities, 31 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Omnicom Group New York, New York, United States
    • Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO London
    • BBDO JAPAN Tokyo, Japan
    • GMMB, Inc. Washington, Washington, United States
    • GMR Marketing California, California, United States
    • Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Sacramento, California, United States
    • I&S BBDO Osaka, Japan
    • Ketchum Inc. Los Angeles, California, United States
    • TBWA Worldwide New York, New York, United States
    • BBDO Subsidiary · New York City
    • FleishmanHillard Subsidiary · St. Louis
    • Martin Williams Advertising Subsidiary · Minneapolis
    • OMD Worldwide Subsidiary · New York City
    • Proximity Worldwide Subsidiary
    • Romance Subsidiary
    • Magnon Interactive Private Limited Subsidiary · 89% · Noida, India
    • "OMD" SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    • "OMNICOM MEDIA GROUP" SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    • 99 ENTERPRISES LIMITED Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
    • ABBOTT MEAD VICKERS GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ACCESS INTEGRATED BRAND COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Acxiom, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • ADELPHI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Subsidiary · Bollington, United Kingdom
    • ADELPHI GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · Bollington, United Kingdom
    • ADELPHI INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH LIMITED Subsidiary · Bollington, United Kingdom
    • ADELPHI RESEARCH BY DESIGN LLC Subsidiary · Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
    • and 228 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by David Abbott in 1977.1

AMV was founded by David Abbott (1938-2014), Peter Mead, and Adrian Vickers.

From Wikipedia’s article on AMV BBDO, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

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