What Havas Chicago does

Havas Chicago is a full-service integrated advertising agency operating within the global Havas Village network, headquartered at 24 E. Washington St, Chicago. The agency delivers end-to-end marketing communications services across analytics, strategy, creative, media, digital, CRM, PR, experiential, and production — organized under a single P&L through the Havas Village model in which fluid teams are built around each client's needs and scope can be migrated across disciplines as requirements evolve. It co-locates ten sister agencies (Havas Creative, Havas Media, Havas Helia CX, Havas Formula, Havas Annex, Havas Republica, Havas Health & You, Havas People, Gate One, and Prose On Pixels) inside the Chicago Village footprint, providing clients with cross-disciplinary access without the coordination overhead of separate agency-of-record contracts.

Name

Havas Chicago

Legal name

Havas N.A., Inc.

Website

https://chi.havas.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Havas Chicago is a full-service integrated advertising agency within the Havas Village network, providing creative, media, digital, CRM, PR, and production services under one P&L to enterprise clients including Moen, Citi/AAdvantage, and the City of Chicago.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

Keywords

• Integrated advertising services
• Creative marketing agency
• Media planning buying
• Brand strategy consulting
• Digital marketing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Marketing Services: Full-service agency revenue generated through integrated marketing services including creative development, media planning and buying, digital, CRM, PR, experiential, and production services. Revenue is generated through project fees, retainer arrangements, and scope-based billing under the Havas Village integrated model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Havas Chicago is an integrated advertising and marketing communications agency that operates within the Havas Village model, consolidating analytics, strategy, creative, media, digital, CRM, PR, experiential, and production services under a single P&L. The agency builds fluid cross-disciplinary teams around each enterprise client's needs and applies its proprietary Meaningful Brands™ research framework to inform brand strategy and campaign development.

Product overview

Havas Chicago is an integrated advertising and marketing communications agency operating within the Havas Village model—a unified, full-service agency structure that consolidates multiple specialty disciplines under a single P&L. Rather than offering a software product, the agency provides professional services spanning Creative, Media, CX (Havas Helia CX), PR (Havas Formula), Digital (Havas Annex), Hispanic marketing (Havas Republica), Health (Havas Health & You), Employee communications (Havas People), Consulting (Gate One), and Content production (Prose On Pixels). The agencies work side-by-side in fluid teams built around client needs. Additionally, Havas Chicago leverages the proprietary Meaningful Brands™ research framework to guide brand strategy, and operates internal talent development programs including Femmes Forward, Havas Lofts, Vanguard, Havas Emerge, and Havas NextGen to foster employee growth and DEI initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meaningful Brands™: A landmark study of brand value interrogating new behaviours, shifting cultural dynamics, and priorities for people, businesses and brands.

Products and services

• Havas Creative The core creative agency of Havas Chicago, providing brand strategy, advertising creative development, and campaign execution services for enterprise clients.
• Havas Media Media planning and buying services providing strategic media placement and optimization across channels for brand clients.
• Havas Helia CX Customer experience services focused on creating meaningful connections between brands and consumers throughout the customer journey.
• Havas Formula PR and marketing communications agency providing public relations, brand communications, and earned media strategies.
• Havas Annex Digital and technology-focused agency providing digital transformation and tech-enabled marketing solutions.
• Havas Republica Agency specializing in Hispanic and Latinx market communications, providing culturally relevant brand strategies and creative execution.
• Havas Health & You Health and wellness communications agency providing specialized marketing for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and wellness brands.
• Havas People Employee communications and human resources marketing agency focused on internal branding, employee engagement, and employer branding.
• Gate One Management and strategy consulting services integrated into the Havas Village offering.
• Prose On Pixels Content production agency providing visual content creation, photography, and multimedia production services.
• Meaningful Brands™ A proprietary research study and framework that measures brand value by examining consumer trust, engagement, and cultural impact. The annual report surveys 91,000 people across 10 global markets and 1,300 brands across 42 categories.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% of consumers are tired of brands pretending to want to help society when they just want to make money (from Meaningful Brands study)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DailymotioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the biggest video content aggregation and distribution platforms in the world with 250 million users each month. Partnership enables Havas to create and distribute video content at scale for clients through a cultural entertainment platform.
• Canal+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal force in pay TV as well as production, sales and distribution of movies and TV series. Partnership provides access to premium film and television content creation and distribution capabilities.
• GameloftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal leader in mobile games with 2.5 million downloads per day. Partnership enables gamification and interactive brand experiences for clients through mobile gaming platforms.
• Prisma MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench leader in magazine publishing and online media. Partnership provides access to editorial content creation and magazine publishing distribution channels.
• LagarderecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's third-largest book publisher for general public and educational markets, and world's third-largest travel retail operator. Partnership provides access to publishing and travel retail distribution networks.
• Havas CreativecoreOthersCore creative agency within the Havas Village network providing advertising and creative services.
• Havas MediacoreOthersMedia planning and buying agency within the Havas Village network.
• Havas Helia CXminorOthersCustomer experience agency within the Havas Village network.
• Havas FormulaminorOthersPR and communications agency within the Havas Village network.
• Havas AnnexminorOthersSpecialized agency within the Havas Village network.
• Havas RepublicaminorOthersHispanic marketing agency within the Havas Village network.
• Havas Health & YouminorOthersHealth communications agency within the Havas Village network.
• Havas PeopleminorOthersHR and internal communications agency within the Havas Village network.
• Gate OneminorOthersConsulting agency within the Havas Village network.
• Prose On PixelsminorOthersContent and copywriting agency within the Havas Village network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Leo Burnett: Chicago-headquartered full-service creative agency within the Publicis network. Most direct geographic and capability peer to Havas Chicago, offering integrated creative, media, and digital services to enterprise brands.
• DDB Chicago: Chicago office of DDB Worldwide (Omnicom network), offering integrated advertising, creative, and strategic services to enterprise clients in the same Midwest market as Havas Chicago.
• BBDO Chicago: Chicago office of BBDO (Omnicom), a global creative agency network serving major enterprise brands with integrated advertising services, directly comparable in scope and geography to Havas Chicago.
• McCann Chicago: Chicago office of McCann (IPG network), providing integrated creative and advertising services to enterprise clients in the same Midwest geography and competing for similar brand assignments.
• Ogilvy Chicago: Chicago office of Ogilvy (WPP network), a global integrated advertising agency offering creative, media, PR, and consulting capabilities directly comparable to the Havas Village model.
• VMLY&R Chicago: Chicago office of VMLY&R (WPP), an integrated creative and commerce agency offering brand strategy, advertising, and customer experience services to enterprise clients.
• Saatchi & Saatchi Chicago: Chicago office of Saatchi & Saatchi (Publicis), a global creative agency serving major brands with integrated advertising and brand-building services in the same Midwest market.
• Fallon Chicago: Independent creative agency headquartered in Minneapolis with strong Chicago presence, competing for the same enterprise creative assignments as Havas Chicago.

Broad incumbents

• Wieden+Kennedy: Independent global creative agency with a Chicago office, competing for premium creative assignments from major brands but operating as an independent rather than holding-company network.

Emerging players

• Digitas Chicago: Chicago office of Digitas (Publicis), a digital-first marketing agency that overlaps with Havas Chicago's digital and CRM capabilities but leads with digital transformation rather than full-service creative.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/havaschi
• Facebookfacebook.com/HavasChicago
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/havas-chicago
• Instagraminstagram.com/havaschi/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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