Dentsu International is the first of the big ad holding companies to announce company-wide post-pandemic job losses. The company, formerly Dentsu Aegis Network which operqtes outside Dentsu’s homeland Japan, will cull around 6000 jobs, 12.5% of the workforce. Dentsu says: ...
Read More »Mondelez International appoints Publicis Groupe and S4 Capital to run its global production operations
Mondelez International has handed its global content production and management business to Publicis Production and S4 Capital’s MediaMonks, after a pitch against some major players including TAG and Accenture. That’s a very competitive battle for an account that might have ...
Read More »Sorrell’s S4 Capital closes gap on giants Accenture and WPP
Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital motors on happily through the pandemic, reporting Q3 2020 revenue of £86.4m (up 13% on the same period of last year) and gross profit of £75.3m (up 23%.) All this without the benefit of BMW’s ...
Read More »Jonathan Burley joins Miroma Group, owner of Fold7, as CCO
Here’s one well-known advertising name who has chosen not to start up a new model agency. Instead, Jonathan Burley is taking on the similarly challenging task of boosting an existing group to a new level by joining Miroma as CCO. ...
Read More »Heineken goes to ‘Le Pub’ with Epsilon and Publicis Sapient
Particularly in Italy, Publicis Groupe has been doing some very good creative work on Heineken. Now it’s time to bring the client into the “power of one” fold with a new team called — what else? — Le Pub. Epsilon ...
Read More »Big names, small agencies. The list of well-known ad people starting again in 2020 continues to grow
M&C Saatchi alumni Kate Bosomworth and Justin Tindall are the latest adland names to set up shop this year, with a new agency called Platform. They join a growing list of respected individuals who are trying out new models, often ...
Read More »WPP retains Walgreens Boots Alliance globally, with caveats
The Walgreens Boots Alliance review has been going on for six whole months. Now, after the final shootout against Publicis Groupe, WPP has held on to the business – but only until the end of 2022, which doesn’t seem much ...
Read More »New IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky is not looking in the rear-view mirror, he tells Advertising Week
Advertising Week was quick off the mark in securing an online interview with the new IPG chief, Philippe Krakowsky. He talks pretty openly about his background and his current life, and comes across as an interesting guy. He has got ...
Read More »Mirriad brings brands back from the dead for Halloween
In-content advertising company Mirriad is showing off its AI-driven skills this Halloween with ‘Night of the Living Dead Brands,’ a spin on George Romero’s famous horror flick. See how many you can spot. Mirriad's Night of the Living Dead Brands ...
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