Corporate History
The company was founded in 1995 and was purchased by IPG when Zentropy Inc. was a fledgling Los Angeles interactive agency started by Patrick Bradley and Ryan Magnussen, Free Preview - WSJ.com shortly before the internet boom of the late 1990s. From 1995 to 2003, as large corporations rushed to develop the online components of their organizations, Zentropy Partners facilitated the design and development of several large name internet sites. Their portfolio of clients included Sprint, Coca-Cola, GM, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, Unilever and Microsoft. In 2001, Zentropy Partners was named "New Media Agency of the Year" in the UK.
By 1998, Zentropy Partners had purchased and incorporated the advertising firms: Digital Café, Shandwick Interactive, and the French MDEO. In 1999, Zentropy Partners was purchased by the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG), which merged it with six of its other web companies in an attempt to create a leading digital advertising and web development and design entity. Interpublic Group operated Zentropy Partners within its McCann-Erickson WorldGroup division as McCann-Erickson's "digital arm." At this time, several offices across the world took on the Zentropy branding, giving the Zentropy Partners subsidiary an international presence. Locations included Los Angeles, London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Minneapolis, and Sydney.
Between 2000 and 2003, Zentopy Partners gained recognition within advertising circles for excellence in website design, and it came to be considered one of the leading website development and e-commerce agencies in Central London. In 2000 Zentropy Partners won awards for or was otherwise recognized for designing websites for Northwest Airlines, GM, and Purina Dog Chow. In October 2000 Zentropy Partners entered into partnership with iSky to develop eBusiness strategies for their Fortune 1000 clients.
In 2001 Zentropy Partners designed websites for Purina RightBites, Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, the US Navy, and Unilever, and it began developing Media Skins using QuickTime 5 In December 2001 it was named "New Media Agency of the Year" in the UK., and it was awarded a gold Clio Award under the category of Interactive Advertising for developing a homepage for the Laramara Foundation in 2001 (previously having won the Grand Award for Best of Show at the New York Festivals 2000 International New Media Competition). In May 2001, amongst an atmosphere of decreasing earnings and profits, IPG realigned many of its subdivisions and merged McCann Relationship Marketing with Zentropy Partners. At this time it was decided that use of the Zentropy name would be reduced and that the newly organized division would shift to operation under the name MRM Partners Worldwide.
In 2002, Zentropy Partners designed websites for Reebok and Earl Jean. In 2003 Zentropy Partners shifted its marketing strategy from traditional online marketing strategies (emphasizing customer experience, trust and usability) to emerging advertising forms and began to explore flashmobs and viral marketing. In 2004 Zentropy Partners' Tourism Ireland banner campaign was recognized by One Show Interactive as one of the year's Best Interactive and New Media Advertising efforts.
In early 2009, MRM Worldwide closed its offices at 5700 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles, CA.
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