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Lidl pre-empts rivals with surprising ‘Surprise’ campaign
It must be fun running Lidl (and its German cousin Aldi) at the moment as the two German discounters are…
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Publicis boss Maurice Levy shows he’s still a player with mooted $1.6bn bid for digi company Criteo
We observed the other day that WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell had come out fighting after currency movements blitzed WPP’s…
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Paul Simons: Christmas retail panic has started already
Earlier today I was walking along a street in Camden (a district in London for readers outside the UK) when…
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Is Sir Martin’s ‘black swans’ theory one for the birds?
Welcome to the master of PR. WPP’s half-year results, announced on Tuesday, were, by any rational judgement, disappointing. Earnings and…
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WPP “ravaged” by currency strength says Sorrell – will he now turn his attention to Chime?
WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell (left) came out fighting today after admitting that the marcoms giant’s first half earnings had…
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Saatchi nemesis David Herro joins shareholders at IPG
It’s Blackberrys on the beach time (for executives of a certain age) and there’s still speculation that the hols may…
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C4’s Abraham warns of US TV takeover
Channel 4 CEO David Abraham (left), back in the day a founder of the St Luke’s agency, came out fighting…
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Which lucky UK agency will land Coca-Cola Life?
Coca-Cola is launching Coca-Cola Life in the UK today. Coke Life sits between Coke Zero and Diet Coke in the…
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MDC’s KBS expands into London with Albion stake
Lori Senecal’s New York agency KBS, owned by MDC & Partners, is expanding in the UK by buying a majority…
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