Publicis & Hal Riney
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Publicis & Hal Riney is an American advertising agency, founded in San Francisco in 1977[1] by Hal Riney as Hal Riney & Partners. He had previously led the west coast office of Ogilvy & Mather since 1976.
They are best known for their award-winning work on Saturn automobiles and HP. Other notable campaigns have been for Sprint[1], Crocker Bank, Perrier, Alamo Rent A Car, Henry Weinhard, E & J Gallo Winery (specifically Bartles & Jaymes). Riney had previously created and narrated the noted Morning in America and Bear in the woods television commercials for the successful Ronald Reagan 1984 Presidential re-election campaign.
The agency was purchased by Publicis in 1998.[1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Yahoo Finance Company Profile
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (May 12, 1998). Gobble, gobble, gobble: Another independent (Riney) is bought by a biggie (Publicis). New York Times
