9 4 8 ▁S . ▁H . ▁B enson ▁Ltd . ▁inv ested ▁$ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁David ▁Og il vy ' s ▁fled g ling ▁company ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁Og il vy ▁h ire ▁someone ▁who ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁run ▁an ▁ag ency . ▁Og il vy ▁h ired ▁Anderson ▁H ew itt ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁J . ▁Walter ▁Thompson ▁Company ▁to ▁be ▁president , ▁and ▁appointed ▁himself ▁vice ▁president ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁research . ▁The ▁business ▁opened ▁as ▁H ew itt , ▁Og il vy , ▁B enson ▁& ▁M ather . ▁S ▁H ▁B enson ▁Ltd ▁continued ▁trad ing ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁name ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁public ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Og il vy ▁and ▁M ather ▁bought ▁S ▁H ▁B enson ▁to ▁form ▁Og il vy , ▁B enson , ▁and ▁M ather . ▁ ▁S ▁H ▁B enson ▁Ltd ▁gave ▁ 8 0 0 ▁of ▁their ▁post ers ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁and ▁ 1 7 5 ▁to ▁the ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁S ▁H ▁B enson ▁organ ised ▁the ▁War ▁Emp loyment ▁Bureau , ▁an ▁organisation ▁for ▁providing ▁work ▁for ▁w ives ▁of ▁res erv ists ▁during ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁war . ▁ ▁S ▁H ▁B enson ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁worker , ▁hon oured ▁and ▁respect ed ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁staff