Finance
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Paul Simons: working with Sorrell at Ogilvy (business first, creativity second)
Martin Sorrell deciding to call it a day isn’t so surprising despite the gossip about the internal investigation. Can’t believe…
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WPP after Sorrell: why breaking up is so hard to do
By Julie Langley Any external candidate to succeed Sir Martin Sorrell as CEO is unlikely to be available to start…
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VCCP tops AAR’s new business table as AMV waits to see if a Sainsbury’s-free year narrows the billings gap
The AAR (Advertising Agency Register as was) has ranked VCCP as its top new business agency for the seventh straight…
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DDB’s Westpac spot reminds Aussies how epic they are
Another day, another epic commercial from a financial services company that avoids talking about what it actually does. This one…
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T&P’s on-the-up Hornby sinks Cannes, are Carter and Jones in the frame for WPP?
Those tectonic plates in adland are indeed shifting and conclusive evidence is that The&Partnership’s Johnny Hornby won’t be partying at…
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Is Adam Crozier the bookies’ favourite for WPP? How about a small wager on former Tag boss Steve Parish?
We may find out the result of the WPP board’s investigation into CEO Sir Martin Sorrell next week according to…
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Zuckerberg begins Facebook’s case for the defence
Here are some supposed highlights from Faceboook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s first day of testimony before the US Congress following the…
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Richard Bond of Talon: how Out of Home advertising can create the tipping point for start-up success
We all know the age-old phrase, “you have to speculate to accumulate.” When talking about building a brand, there’s a…
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R3: agency buys double in Q1 2018 but consultants and private equity eclipse holding companies
Agency focussed M&A more than doubled in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 2017 (100 deals worth $4.6bn against…
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