Finance
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International deals drive 2015 marcoms takeover trends
New Research by specialist marcoms M&A firm Results International shows that the number of global marcoms deals completed in Q3…
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Markets hammer Publicis as organic growth dries up
Is Publicis Groupe now a medium-sized digital consultancy (in global terms) with some creative and media agencies attached? Shares in…
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Strong Q3 performance boosts IPG comeback story
Interpublic (IPG) appears to be outstripping US rival Omnicom, judging by the two companies’ Q3 results. Omnicom Group’s worldwide revenue…
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US advertisers call in Jules Kroll’s K2 to investigate undisclosed media rebates
The US Association of National Advertisers is calling in the heavies to investigate the vexed issue of undisclosed media rebates.…
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Shows how much we know..Morrisons pitch list is something completely different (almost)
Earlier today we suggested that the pitch list for Morrisons’ supposedly £70m ad account would be M&C Saatchi (which pitched…
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Pepsico chief Jakeman lashes advertising – and then produces a few daft ideas of his own
Here’s a reprint of an article in Ad Age (hope they don’t mind). It’s about two addresses to the Association…
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WPP gathers its forces for a Stream marathon
George Parker reminds me (informs actually – must stop cosying up to George or people will talk) that WPP’s annual…
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Ciesco: 248 marcoms deals worth $17.5bn in Q3 2015
Q3 deals up 32 per cent from same period in prior year Total disclosed deal value $17.5 billion Increase in…
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George Parker: Madison Avenue Manslaughter
Required reading for Big Dumb Agencies and Big Dumb Holding Companies – Madison Avenue Manslaughter. There is no question that…
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