HELP! Company Name Change?

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Olmos Talent Management and Kontakto recently merged. How do we CHANGE the name from Olmos Talent Management to Olmos Kontakto Entertainment?
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Isabel Echeverry-Unruh

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It strikes me this merger has effectively created a new company, as previous things they'd be connected to were done under the name of Olmos Talent Management and Kontakto, not Olmos Kontakto Entertainment.

I'd wait and see what other people say, but it sounds likely the best option would be to start a new company page for Olmos Kontakto Entertainment.
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Emperor, you are right that IMDb normally creates a new company and links to the old one.

However, the reason given has always been that the Company Name must be retained so that it will be shown correctly on the Title pages.

In this case, we are talking about a Talent Company which has no links to titles. IMDb has explicitly stated that Employment data is to only contain current data; when people leave they should be removed from the company listing. Although I haven't seen an explicit statement to this effect, it is obvious that only current contact data is maintained.

That being the case, if IMDb creates a new company, all the Employees and Clients will need to be moved to the it, leaving the current one as an empty shell, with only the name and branch information in it.

It seems to me that this is a perfect case for a rename, but we will need to wait for an official reply.
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Isabel Echeverry-Unruh

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HOw do I create a new name??
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I wouldn't, David seems to have the right answer - it should be renamed.

Wait and see what staff say when they turn up, as they'll also change the name if needed.