VML, Kansas City’s largest advertising and digital marketing agencies, confirmed that it will merge with another industry giant, Young & Rubicam, to form VMLY&R. Both are among the leading ...

File photo by Tammy Ljungblad [email protected] It’s not lonely at the top for VML, Kansas City’s fast-growing advertising agency that plans to make additional room for more new employees ...

VML, who was named an Ad Age A-List Standout Agency in 2025 and Clio Awards ‘Network of the Year’ in 2024, will begin work with National Vision immediately. "At National Vision, we are making ...

Deutsch is also the lead agency for Pizza Hut’s Yum Brands sibling Taco Bell, which was where Friebe was previously chief brand strategy officer. In a statement, Friebe said the appointment of Deutsch ...

VML is behind a Super Bowl ad that recreates a famous scene in "When Harry Met Sally." But that's only part of the fun for the Kansas City agency. It's not just Super Bowl wins: How the Chiefs are ...

Large agency combinations are well-trod territory in advertising, but WPP’s merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson into VML has still sparked a lot of industry chatter. The move, first ...

A Midwesterner, McGuigan fits right in with the rest of the agency. Prior to his arrival three years ago to build VML’s online capabilities, McGuigan spent 20 years in the advertising business ...