Hill & Knowlton Worldwide
Hill & Knowlton is one of the oldest communication firms in the world, founded by John W. Hill in 1927. During the American Depression, Hill entered into a partnership with Donald Knowlton. Hill & Knowlton (H&K) was the first American public relations consultancy to establish itself in the newly formed European Economic Community. Being the first and one of the largest multinational PR companies in the world, Hill & Knowlton has created and refined many of the key techniques and strategies for public relations and public affairs.
Since 1987, Hill & Knowlton Inc. belongs to the WPP group, which is one of the world’s leading communication services groups. Through the connected companies and associates, WPP offers a full range of communication services to national, international and global clients.
Today, John Hill’s philosophies of ethics and judgement underpin client counsel around the globe. Experience, quality, integrity and judgement are the key elements of public relations counselling at Hill & Knowlton. H&K Worldwide now employs more than 1.800 people in 73 offices in 41 countries. The agency works for over 180 companies of the Fortune 500. It structures its global business around five regions: Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Latin America and United States.
Hill & Knowlton in Belgium
In 1967, Hill & Knowlton’s headquarters in New York decided to open an office in Brussels with an eye to the European Economic Community’s (EEC) growing political decision-making power.
Hill & Knowlton International Belgium serves more than 100 clients with public affairs and public relations services, including leading corporations, trade associations, governments & diplomatic missions and EU institutions. Hill & Knowlton International Belgium also maintains strong ties with the EU institutions and Member State governments.
Closely linked with federal and regional Belgian authorities, H&K Belgium functions as a hub for international corporate communications network coordination, and offers a proven corporate and crisis communications expertise. Hill & Knowlton Belgium offers the full range of public relations and public affairs services and is the largest PA/PR agency in Belgium and the 3rd largest globally in the Hill & Knowlton network.