Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. engages in advertising operations in various media including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and digital media. The company is headquartered in Minato-Ku, Tokyo-To and currently employs 29,386 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-02-16. The firm is engaged in the provision of specialized marketing services, including the development of client companies' marketing strategies and various marketing-related plans, handling of advertising media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, the Internet, and outdoor advertising, advertising production, consulting, research, sales promotion, public relations, and event organization in domestic and overseas markets.