Finance
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Colin Wheeler: why the Rugby World Cup is closing fast on football and the Olympics
Well here we go. The waiting is (nearly) over. Four years on from New Zealand in 2011 the Rugby World…
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Beer mega-merger is partly down to marketing failures
Here’s the FT’s view of the market shares of the big brewers, a matter of some interest as the world’s…
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Michael Lee: five trends, movements and ideas that are shaping the advertising business
Everything is up for grabs. New ideas are being put together, tested and learned from, and tested and learned from…
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Publicis buys big South Africa agency Creative Counsel
Publicis Groupe seems to have secured a coup in Africa, snapping up The Creative Counsel Group (TCC) which claims to…
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J&J US media for IPG’s UM, Whyte for Posterscope, Lloyds dithers about £100m account
*Johnson & Johnson is moving its US media buying business back to J3, a J&J-dedicated unit of Interpublic’s UM that…
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Big blow for Droga5 as it closes Sydney outpost
This isn’t just a case of being wise after the event but I’ve had a feeling that Droga5 wasn’t an…
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WPP sets up digital agency alliance with Adobe
WPP is claiming a leap forward in the digital space race by announcing the WPP-Adobe Alliance which it says will…
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Maurice “I cannot stand blood” Levy on winning, setbacks and big ideas
Publicis Groupe supremo Maurice Levy wanted to be a surgeon it seems, but blood got in the way. Tell that…
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Wunderman appoints new US boss as Mark Read’s management revolution continues
Mark Read’s revolution at WPP-owned Wunderman continues apace. Seth Solomons, latterly US president of IPG’s R/GA is returning to Wunderman,…
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