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Professional Services 73 - Activities of advertising, market research and public relations 73.1 - Advertising 73.1 - Advertising
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
BBDO Germany, an advertising agency, has announced that it is to create 400 jobs in 2008. As of April 2008, it is unknown where the new jobs will be created. The company currently employs over 4,900 in Germany. BBDO Germany stated that a sharp rise in sales would be the reason to employ new staff. The job creation is part of its expansion strategy which saw the creation of 600 new jobs in 2007 and 2006.
Sources
24 April 2008: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2008), BBDO, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 66546, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66546.