Barkley (formerly Barkley Evergreen & Partners), founded in 1964, is a Kansas City, Missouri, United States, based full-service advertising agency known for their work on Sonic Drive-In Restaurants [citation needed],[1] Planet Fitness,[2] and Dairy Queen.[2] Barkley is the largest independent advertising agency in Kansas City, and the seventh-largest independent advertising agency in the U.S.[3]
 Barkley's headquarters in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City | |
| Formerly | Barkley Evergreen & Partners |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Ripple Effects Interactive |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | www |
Jeff King is the current CEO.[4]
Acquisitions
editBarkley acquired Pittsburgh-based Ripple Effects Interactive in March 2008. Ripple was rebranded BarkleyREI.[5]
Barkley announced the acquisition of Callahan, a Lawrence-based ad agency.[6] In September that same year, Keystone Capital, Inc. announced its investment in Barkley, the Kansas City metro area’s third-largest advertising agency.[7]
In early 2024, Barkley merged with OKRP to become BarkleyOKRP.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the "Sonic guys", page 1 - News - The Pitch - The Pitch". www.pitch.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b "Barkley grew revenue with out-of-the-box client strategies". adage.com. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Datacenter - Ad Age".
- ^ Bonilla, Brian (6 March 2024). "Barkley and OKRP merge to form BarkleyOKRP". AdAge. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Tascarella, Patty (7 March 2008). "Ripple Effects acquired by Kansas City firm". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Collins, Leslie (24 May 2023). "Barkley acquires Lawrence ad agency Callahan". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Collins, Leslie (16 October 2023). "Chicago firm invests in advertising agency Barkley". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ O’Brien, Kyle (2024-03-06). "Barkley and OKRP Are Merging to Become BarkleyOKRP". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Barkley, OKRP merge to create 'big indie' agency". Marketing Dive. Retrieved 2024-08-01.