Spike Jones at Brains On Fire informs us that legendary Greenville, SC agency, Henderson Advertising, closed its doors yesterday.
Richard Breen, Editor of GSABUSINESS spoke to Ralph Callahan, the company’s president, chairman and chief executive. According to Breen, Callahan declined to comment, other than to say there’s litigation pending, the firm is not bankrupt and that he’s still in the office.
The agency employed 42 workers.
In 1980, Henderson was the first firm outside New York or Chicago to be named “Agency of the Year” by Advertising Age magazine.
Clients listed on the agency web site include: Slazenger, National Basketball Players Association, Hilton Hotels, DaimlerChrysler Vans LLC, Colonial Supplemental Insurance, Aeronix and several others.
