Finance
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CEO Read’s four day week brews up perfect storm at WPP
The WPP employee petition lobbying against CEO Mark Read’s demand (if such it turns out to be) that employees return…
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IPA Bellwether inches ahead in Q4 2024 but more clouds on the horizon
The marketing community seems to be taking Rachel Reeves’ Budget and the Government’s other travails on the chin with a…
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In the post-Leo world who’ll be able to show there’s money in ad creativity?
Is it news when a London creative agency CEO leaves? James Fox is stepping down at Havas after three years…
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UK’s CMA joins list of regulators trying to rein in Google
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is joining a pretty long list of regulators in the US and Europe…
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Bob Hoffman’s banker for 2025
Among many wise words about the Omnicom/IPG merger, Ad contrarian Bob Hoffman gives his prediction for actual ads (no longer…
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Opportunity knocks: AKQA leadership exodus continues
Does anyone want to back a ready-made world class digital agency? WPP used to have one called AKQA but now…
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Barclays creative to move from long-serving BBH
Some surprising account switches already this year: Nationwide out of New Commercial Arts (account conflict with new owner Ogilvy’s Lloyds…
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Starbucks US creative abandons WPP for Anomaly
The best laid plans of agency holding companies can come unstuck with the appointment of a new CMO and WPP…
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It’s a four-day week for most of us in 2025 says WPP boss Read
Is there an arms race going on between ad holding companies about time in the office? Not that long after…
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