On September 17, 2020, VMLY & R announced that the Sudler will be officially closed at an international level.
VMLY & R was founded during the merger of the two companies VML (Valentine, McCormick, Ligibel) and Y&R (Young & Rubicam) in 2018. On October 2018 the Sudler network combined with VMLY&R, creating VMLY&R Health. VMLY&R was named one of the Top 20 healthcare marketing agencies by Medical, Marketing and Media (MM&M) magazine. During 2019, its first full year as a united entity, VMLY&R grew its health revenue to $100 million. That represents an 11% jump over the $90 million generated by the predecessor organizations in 2018.
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Sudler & Hennessey (United States) was founded in 1934, by Arthur Sudler, and developed promotional and educational programs for a wide spectrum of healthcare companies. Communication programs produced by S&H on behalf of its largely pharmaceutical industry client base were directed to healthcare professionals as well as patients and their support networks.
New VMLY & Rx agency will cover the markets of the Sudler brand. This company will provide specialized services in the sector and will focus especially on companies that are developing innovative and specialized therapies and technologies.
“Today’s healthcare environment is becoming increasingly fragmented and complex — at a time when we need to be working more closely together. This, coupled with a trend towards specialty care and increased multi-stakeholder involvement, prompted us to design an agency built specifically to service these new client needs. We now have a specialist offering that links our Rx experience to VMLY&R’s technology and creative firepower at a global level. Our clients’ needs are changing, and we are excited to be able to offer a team that can deliver the right expertise and momentum for this change,” – said Claire Gillis, international CEO of WPP Health Practice.
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In 1970 the Sudler was one of the biggest healthcare agencies in the US, and this position they hold for about 20 years. S&H has four offices in the US and a global network spread across 34 countries. VMLY&Rx agency in their turn will also jump into the breach and help its clients address the growing fragmentation in the management of disease, enabling connected support across a broad range of multidisciplinary stakeholders throughout the health ecosystem. Sudler and Hennessey was a pioneering brand in healthcare marketing, it began as a general market agency, known for creating the NBC peacock logo.
“We are proud to launch VMLY&Rx within such an exciting sector. Combining our shared healthcare expertise now creates one of the most powerful global healthcare agencies in the industry. Our ability to create innovative brand experiences combined with the health experience of Sudler and WPP Health Practice will create a global team with specialist capabilities built to thrive in the new era of healthcare,” – Jon Cook, global CEO of VMLY&R, said.
