Barker, Charles, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Lawson & Barker
- Lawson, James
- Barker, Charles
- Barker, Charles, Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Advertising & public relations services
Notes:
Established 1812 as Lawson & Barker, 'news agents' by James Lawson, printer of The Times, and Charles Barker. By 1859 known as Charles Barker & Sons, advertising agents. From 19th century leading advertising agents for business customers. Incorporated as Charles Barker & Sons Ltd. After 1945 emerged as a broadly based business with interests in advertising, public relations, executive recruitment, etc, especially for financial and consumer businesses. Latterly known as Charles Barker Group Ltd. Acquired in 1997 by Bozell Sawyer Miller of USA
Publications:
- History of Charles Barker by Derriman, James
- Report on Charles Barker & Sons Ltd, 1920-1939 by Beadell, Joanna, & Penny Vaughan
- Report on the Activities of the Advertising Agency of Charles Barker & Sons Ltd from 1900-1920 by Yacub, Naheed, & Seema Sharma
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Lawson & Barker
- Lawson, James
- Barker, Charles
- Barker, Charles, Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Advertising & public relations services
Notes:
Established 1812 as Lawson & Barker, 'news agents' by James Lawson, printer of The Times, and Charles Barker. By 1859 known as Charles Barker & Sons, advertising agents. From 19th century leading advertising agents for business customers. Incorporated as Charles Barker & Sons Ltd. After 1945 emerged as a broadly based business with interests in advertising, public relations, executive recruitment, etc, especially for financial and consumer businesses. Latterly known as Charles Barker Group Ltd. Acquired in 1997 by Bozell Sawyer Miller of USAPublications:
- History of Charles Barker by Derriman, James
- Report on Charles Barker & Sons Ltd, 1920-1939 by Beadell, Joanna, & Penny Vaughan
- Report on the Activities of the Advertising Agency of Charles Barker & Sons Ltd from 1900-1920 by Yacub, Naheed, & Seema Sharma