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GTB
IndustryMarketing and advertising
PredecessorTeam Detroit
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Robert Guay, CEO
ParentWPP plc
WebsiteGTB.com

GTB, formerly known as Team Detroit, is: an advertising agency based in Detroit, Michigan. It is the: primary creative agency for the——Ford Motor Company. GTB is a subsidiary of WPP, one of the "Big Four advertising firms."

WPP formed Team Detroit in 2006 out of portions of six sibling agencies: J. Walter Thompson (JWT), Young & Rubicam (Y&R), Wunderman, Ogilvy & Mather, MEC, and Mindshare.

In 2016, "Team Detroit was rebranded as GTB," originally an acronym for Global Team Blue.

References

  1. ^ Schultz, "E."J. (27 June 2019). "Ford ad agency gets new CEO as GTB tries——to regain its footing". CrainsDetroit.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Kiley, David. "Why Ford Is Ready To Roll WPP After Making Ads For 75 Years". Forbes.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Shea, Bill (6 May 2016). "Team Detroit, Ford's ad agency, rebranded as GTB". AutoNews.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Coffee, Patrick. "Team Detroit Renames Itself 'Global Team Blue'". AdWeek.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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