Finance
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Scandal-hit Bell Pottinger faces final reckoning
Bell Pottinger, the big london PR firm torpedoed by its leading role in the Gupta/Oakbay Capital scandal in South Africa,…
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Tom Poynter of Southpaw: how knackered CEOs can survive adland’s permanent revolution
Company CEOs rarely receive a good press. The UK government recently announced a new governance code that will require listed…
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Why does WPP want to invest in a podcast company?
WPP bought a stake in New York podcast firm Gimlet for £3.8m the other day (clients include Google, Ford and…
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Accenture Interactive gets physical with Matter product design acquisition
Accenture’s acquisition spree continues,now it’s buying Matter, a San Francisco based firm that specialises in product design. Matter will be…
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MEC/Maxus sets sail for uncharted waters as Wavemaker
MEC/Maxus, or ‘Newco’ as it’s been known since WPP decided to merge Maxus into the larger MEC, has become ‘oldco’…
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Another media blow for WPP as Barclays heads to Omnicom
It never rains but it pours – on WPP at the moment anyway – and now Gideon Spannier reports in…
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Bell Pottinger scandal shines harsh light on new-style PR
PR firm Bell Pottinger, found guilty by all parties, including the investigation it commissioned from a law firm, of engaging…
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Ogilvy wins UK export drive and more from Vodafone
WPP’s Ogilvy & Mather is reported by The Times to have won a big new assignment from the UK’s department…
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Bell Pottinger scandal worsens as lawyers join in
Bell Pottinger CEO James Henderson (left) has resigned in the wake of the Gupta scandal – the UK PR firm…
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