Wieden+Kennedy Reduces Portland Workforce by 20 Percent
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Wieden+Kennedy Portland, a renowned advertising agency, recently announced a significant round of layoffs, as confirmed to ADWEEK.
According to multiple insiders, the Portland office axed roughly a fifth of its workforce as part of a restructuring aimed at matching client requirements with the agency's business needs. Reports also hint at minor layoffs happening simultaneously in the New York office, separate from this restructuring.
The agency's Portland division had a rollercoaster ride during the past year and a half, bagging coveted clients such as DoorDash, MLB, Allstate, and Eli Lilly, while losing accounts like Fisher Price, TurboTax, and Duracell. Interestingly, the agency managed to reassign employees on the lost accounts to other business domains, hence avoiding any large-scale layoffs after previous account losses.
"Layoffs suck," a statement that resonates with the employees affected by this recent shakeup.
As for the reasons behind these layoffs, there's much speculation but no definitive answers. Economic conditions, restructuring, or strategic adjustments could potentially be factors at play. Given the turbulent times businesses faced due to global economic shifts and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's plausible that Wieden+Kennedy Portland might've sought to trim its workforce to cut costs or realign its focus. However, without explicit statements from the agency or reports from that period, it's challenging to pinpoint the exact reasons for these layoffs.
- The layoffs at the Portland office of Wieden+Kennedy, confirmed by ADWEEK, resulted in a reduction of around a fifth of the workforce.
- Despite some minor layoffs in the New York office, the Portland division has seen more significant changes due to a restructuring aimed at adjusting to client requirements and business needs.
- Notably, the Portland division won new clients such as DoorDash, MLB, Allstate, and Eli Lilly, but also lost accounts like TurboTax, and this was the first time they had to implement large-scale layoffs after account losses.
- As for the reasons behind these layoffs, economic conditions, restructuring, or strategic adjustments are being speculated as potential factors, although no definitive answers have been confirmed.
