Hakuhodo

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company_name = Hakuhodo Inc.
株式会社博報堂
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foundation = October, 1895
location = Japan
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num_employees = 2,899 (as of April 1, 2004) (including contract workers)
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homepage = http://www.hakuhodo.jp/nihongo|Hakuhodo Inc.|株式会社博報堂|Kabushiki-gaisha Hakuhōdō is Japan's second largest advertising agency, with gross sales of approximately 700 hundred million yen.

The company started in October 1895 as a wholesale distributing agent of education magazines. In October 2003 the company became part of the Hakuhodo DY Holdings after merging with other companies. Hakuhodo DY Holdings launched a unique media and entertainment company, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., in 2003

External links

*en icon [http://www.hakuhodo.jp/ Hakuhodo Inc.]
*en icon [http://www.hakuhodody-media.co.jp/english/top.html Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.]
*en icon [http://www.hakuhodody-holdings.co.jp/english/ Hakuhodo DY Holdings]
*en icon [http://www.hakuhodo-bc.co.jp/english/index.html Hakuhodo Brand Consulting Inc.]