Campbell Mithun

Campbell Mithun is an advertising and marketing firm, founded in 1933 by Ralph Campbell and Ray Mithun. It is now part of Interpublic Group of Communication Companies. The core business is consumer advertising through radio, TV, print, digital, mobile and out-of-home. The company is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Early history Campbell Mithun opened in the midst of the Great Depression during a time of widespread business closings and bank failures. Mr. Campbell was president for 10 years and chairman for four years before retiring in 1947. He died in 1949 at the age of 63. Ray Mithun hired Albert R. Whitman, a top executive at Benton & Bowles in New York City. 1950s–1960s By the late 1950s and early 1960s, Campbell–Mithun was highly...