Finance
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Publicis mulls bid for $5bn data giant Epsilon
Publicis has confirmed that it is mulling a bid for Alliance Data Systems’ Epsilon marketing unit, valued at around $5bn.…
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M&S clothing departs Grey with ODD agency choice
Troubled retailer Marks & Spencer (most of them are pretty troubled these days as online shopping lays waste the UK…
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WPP set to kick off Kantar auction
WPP’s auction of some or all of research arm Kantar kicks off in April with Goldman Sachs in the auctioneer’s…
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WCRS founder Wight to step down from Engine, media pioneer Gilbert Gross dies
I see that Robin Wight is stepping down from his role at what’s now Engine after 40 years. Also that,…
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Independent media specialist AKA retains DCMS account
Independent arts specialist AKA has retained the Government’s Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) media planning and buying account…
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Lucy Walker: why the reuniting of creative and media is such a headache for the agency behemoths
Recently, in a packed-out room at Advertising Week Europe, Sir Martin Sorrell announced S4 Capital’s plans to go ‘back to…
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Grey Consulting moves up a notch with Makerversity deal
Nobody quite knew if Grey Consulting was a real world bid (or just somewhere to park a CEO) when it…
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Is slimming down WPP cooling on China joint venture?
Sky News reports that WPP is cooling on the notion of forming a joint venture with a Chinese investor in…
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Apple TV+ launches with a whimper
AppleTV+ has finally made it on the world stage after years of “will they, won’t they?” But does the world…
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