Private company

Griffin-Bacal Advertising

Former advertising agency

Griffin-Bacal Advertising was a global advertising agency founded in 1978 by Tom Griffin and Joe Bacal. One of their first clients was Hasbro, which employed their services for coming up with advertising campaigns for several of their toy lines such as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Transformers. At the company's peak, it was the 67th largest advertising company in the world.2 It ceased to exist in 2001.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded1
  • Industryadvertising1
  • HeadquartersNew York1

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Griffin-Bacal Advertising was a global advertising agency founded in 1978 by Tom Griffin and Joe Bacal. One of their first clients was Hasbro, which employed their services for coming up with advertising campaigns for several of their toy lines such as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Transformers. At the company's peak, it was the 67th largest advertising company in the world.2

Corporate structure

Griffin-Bacal Advertising sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1978Founded Founded1

Sources

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