Next Fifteen Communications
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| Type | Public Company |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Paris, Munich, Milan, Madrid, New York, Boston, Sydney, Tokyo, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seattle, London, Hong Kong |
| Key people | Tim Dyson, Aedhmar Hynes, Clive Armitage, Hugh Birley, Grant Currie, Sarah Howe, Caryn Marooney, Margit Wennmachers |
| Industry | Communications |
| Products | Public relations |
| Revenue | $120m |
| Employees | 900 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.next15.com/ |
Next Fifteen Communications (LSE: NFC) is an international holding company for several large public relations consultancies. It employs over 900 people around the world through its six subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are: August.One, Bite Communications, Inferno, Lexis, OutCast Communications and Text 100. Its major customers include Apple Computer, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, AMD and Sun Microsystems. The company is traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market.[1][2]
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[edit] History
The Group was founded in 1981 by Tom Lewis and Mark Adams in London. Its first major client was Microsoft which it launched in Europe in 1982.[1] In 1984 Tim Dyson joined the firm, later becoming its CEO. He oversaw its international expansion and flotation on the London Stock Exchange in late 1999.
[edit] Significance
Next Fifteen has helped shape international PR practices and standards for over 25 years. The Group's subsidiaries are recognized by a number of industry organizations including the PRSA, PRCA [3] and Council of PR Firms.[4]
[edit] Subsidiaries
[edit] OutCast Communications
OutCast Communications is a San Francisco-based public relations agency. Its East Coast offices are located in New York City.
The company has provided services for blinkx, Dell, EMC, Fortify Software, Ingres, JotSpot, lala.com, Navio, Omniture, RSA Security, salesforce.com, StumbleUpon, VMware, Wyse, Yahoo!, Zazzle, and Zimbra.
The firm was founded in 1997 by Caryn Marooney and Margit Wennmachers. Since 2002, OutCast has hosted an annual media event in Silicon Valley. The firm has also worked with O'Reilly Media's Web 2.0 conference.
The company has been recognized by several media outlets for its work in technology media relations.[5][6][7][8]
[edit] External links
- Next Fifteen Communications' website
- A view from silicon valley blog
- [9] London Stock Exchange website
- Digital Look - Independent Investor website
- Edison Independent Investment Research
