D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles

D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles was an advertising agency in the United States with 131 offices in 75 countries.

D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, or "DMB&B", was established in November 1985 by the merger of the Benton & Bowles (B&B) and D'Arcy-MacManus Masius (D-MM) advertising agencies. John Bowen oversaw the merger and the firm's drive toward globalization. In 1999 the company had worldwide billings of $6.7 Billion Dollars and was the 11th largest advertising agency in the world.

Major Advertising Creative and Media accounts included

During the Depression, D'Arcy executive Archie Lee and illustrator Haddon Sundblom created the original Santa Claus icon for Coca-Cola ads. The Coca-Cola version of Santa Claus was a departure from earlier German depictions of St. Nicholas as a thin, aloof fellow. The firm also engineered such slogans as: "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature" (Chiffon Margarine); "This Bud's for you" (Budweiser); "Taste the rainbow" (Skittles); and "Melts in your mouth—not in your hands" (M&Ms).

DMB&B was acquired by French firm Publicis and closed in 2002. The D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles archives were transferred to the "Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising and Marketing History," part of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Duke University in 1991. An additional, and final, donation took place in 2001.

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