The Board of Directors of Kansas City-based VML, Inc., a full-service provider of integrated online and traditional advertising solutions, announced that effective immediately, the company will become
part of WPP. This is the first pairing of a Kansas City marketing communications company with a global communications services group. As a result, VML will continue to operate independently, serving a
client base that includes AMC Theatres, American Express, Alamo-Rent-a-Car/National Car Rental, Bayer, Coca-Cola, Colgate Palmolive, H&R Block, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Payless ShoeSource, Sprint and
Yellow Freight, to name a few.