Finance
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M&C Saatchi joins the ‘head of talent’ wave as it hires Claire Croft from Proximity
There’s no business quite like advertising for creating new jobs and titles and the current trend (well one current trend,…
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Advertisers and agencies at war over media – and the paymasters (advertisers) might not win
Last weekend it emerged that Sir Martin Sorrell was in line to trouser a £36m share bonus thanks to his…
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Hogarth ups stakes in the agency production wars with new Ogilvy partnership H&O
WPP in-house production giant Hogarth Worldwide and agency Ogilvy & Mather are forming a new “global creative powerhouse” (their words)…
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Succession issue at WPP is hotting up as CEO Sorrell faces new board and row over pay
You don’t expect to find vital intelligence about WPP in the Express newspapers (or much news of any kind, to…
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What is £25m Waitrose really up to?
The Waitrose account, said to be worth £25m in media billings, is on the loose following BBH’s decision to resign…
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Who’s right about the outlook for ads – Havas’ Yannick Bollore or WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell?
Bollore-owned French marcoms group Havas has just reported a nine per cent increase in 2014 profit to €140m, which is…
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More deals on the way for China’s BlueFocus as it plans to raise revenue to $1.5bn
The marcoms world is becoming rather more interesting (no sniggering at the back please) as some new(ish) entrants make their…
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We do have a succession plan says WPP’s Sorrell – although he’s not telling us what it is yet
To London’s gleaming new Ham Yard hotel for an IPA (agency trade body) do featuring Sir Martin Sorrell, the subject…
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WFA chooses Barclays’ David Wheldon as new president
The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has appointed advertising and marketing industry veteran David Wheldon as its new president. He…
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