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Paul Simons: Omnicom/Publicis shows us that mergers are really takeovers by another name
John Wren, CEO of Omnicom, has sworn never again to attempt a merger of equal partners in the wake of…
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Are they Mad Men or what? It’s not just the guys..
Here, courtesy of Adweek, are some of the highlights of the latest Mad Men. Don has a threesome with Megan…
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Jam hires Hardisty from Mother to plug creative gap
Engine Group agency Jam has hired Matt Hardisty (left) from Mother as a partner, overseeing its creative output. Jam is…
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Taylor’s takes a new/old approach to coffee marketing
This is rather brave of Taylor’s of Harrogate and agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay (or BMB as it’s now known), an…
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Williams quits top PHD post to join WPP’s Maxus
WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell observed recently that his company was succeeding in poaching talent as well as accounts from…
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Heineken’s world morphs into ‘Open Your City’
You know where you are with Heineken: it runs a global campaign by taking its characters around the world –…
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Dixons/Carphone merger may set AMV against CHI
It would be interesting to know how much Dixons’ and Carphone Warehouse’s respective agencies – AMV/BBDO and CHI & Partners…
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Talon Warner bid fails, Publicis fall-out from failed merger, phone hacking trial nears the end – me and Liz
***Before we embark on more musings about the collapsed Omnicom/Publicis deal, one of my spies tells me about a thwarted…
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It’s official – Omnicom/Publicis merger is off
Omnicom and Publicis Groupe have called off their mega-merger, which would have created a $35bn marcoms supergroup. The two have…
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