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Honorary Mad Mad Jane Maas dies at 86
I see that Madison Avenue pioneer – and pithy commentator on its Mad Men doings – Jane Maas has died…
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WPP finance boss Richardson outlines changes to come – are agencies now part of the gig economy?
WPP’s outgoing CFO Paul Richardson (below) has been giving delegates at a conference in Barcelona a peek under the bonnet…
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Freeman campaign fails to deliver Xmas for Vodafone
Why don’t we ever like Vodafone ads? Over the years a succession of capable marketing execs and top of the…
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WPP’s end of year hiring freeze shows problems of managing diverse group
Much kerfuffle about a memo from WPP financial controller David Barker imposing a hiring freeze on the embattled group’s agencies,…
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Now Ogilvy UK offers all staff voluntary redundancy
More downsizing is afoot at Ogilvy UK with all staff being offered voluntary redundancy. The agency says this is because…
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Now Engine joins the rush to scrap agency brands
London agency WCRS is having its best year for decades but, it emerges, owner Engine is planning to consign it…
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WPP heads for FT South Bank building, Laurentino moves up to be Ogilvy UK CCO
WPP is in advanced talks to buy the Financial Times’s London headquarters at One Southwark Bridge for £93m, continuing the…
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CSO Chesters joins Ogilvy brain drain
Ogilvy UK CSO Kevin Chesters (below) has quit, hard on the heels of agency CEO Charlie Rudd, Jo Coombs head…
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Paul Simons: is Ogilvy’s need for a new identity behind yet another dramatic London departure?
The number of senior departures from Ogilvy UK is scarcely believable and now CCO Mick Mahoney is the latest to…
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