Starcom MediaVest Group, Inc. engages in brand communications and consumer contact services in the United States and internationally. Its portfolio of strategic services include media planning and buying, communications planning, direct response media, and internet and digital communications, as well as multicultural, entertainment, gaming, sports sponsorship, and event marketing and media services. The company also activates integrated campaign management, response media, digital communications, branded entertainment, mobile contact, social networking, sponsorships, and multicultural services. In addition, it produces content, creates media partnerships, and invests in the technology and data analytics. Further, the company provides performance-based solutions for the planning, buying, and creative development of print and online directory marketing. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. It has additional offices in the Americas and the Asia Pacific, as well as Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Starcom MediaVest Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Publicis Groupe SA.