Finance
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R3: consultants and Chinese water pump makers challenge WPP and co. for digital agency buys
Mergers and acquisitions in adland were down a third in 2015 compared to 2014 (2014 saw Publicis Groupe’s $3.7bn acquisition…
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Tom Denford and David Indo of ID Comms: why the Super Bowl is a media and advertising phenomenon
The latest #MediaSnack broadcast by Tom Denford and David Indo of ID Comms looks at the money and the effort…
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JC Decaux launches Dynamique ‘creative hub’ as it gears up for London Underground challenge
French out of home giant JC Decaux has launched JCDecaux Dynamic, which it describes as a ‘global creative hub.’ It’s…
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WPP’s Possible Worldwide buys Germany’s Conrad Caine
WPP’s growing Possible Worldwide network of digital agencies has bought a majority stake in Germany’s Conrad Caine, based in Munich…
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WPP’s Sorrell offers a chilly perspective from Davos
The world’s supposed great and good are gathered in Davis – as are Bono and Will.i.am, yawn – in circumstances…
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John Seifert overcomes past controversies to land top global Ogilvy & Mather job
Ogilvy & Mather lifer John Seifert (left), currently North America chairman and CEO, has taken over from Brit Miles Young…
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Now Unilever puts the squeeze on agency fees with move to ‘zero-based’ budgeting
Everyone’s at it: reducing (or trying to) the amount they spend on agency fees. Procter & Gamble is trying to…
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Guardian faces dismal future without radical surgery
The Financial Times reckons the Guardian newspaper “burnt through” more than £70m in cash last year, which will lead to…
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Can DDB’s Kassaei turn back the awards tide?
There’s a fierce rivalry between WPP and Omnicom (as you may have noticed) and the most visible stage for it…
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