Finance

Interbrand has revealed its Best Global Brands for the 20th year with (somewhat depressingly) Apple ($234bn, below), Google and Amazon occupying their customary top three places. Others in the top ten are Microsoft at 4, Coca-Cola 5, Samsung 6, Toyota ...

Sir Martin Sorrell used to be fond of saying that big WPP rival Omnicom was a good operator but “had no strategy.” Thanks goodness for that as the US marcoms giant sails (fairly) serenely on, reporting organic growth of 2.2 ...

Is it the curse of Boris Johnson? Long-time Johnson supporter The Telegraph (BoJo has written a highly paid column for the paper for years – famously he wrote two, one pro-Remain and one pro-Brexit and finally chose Brexit) has revealed ...

Disney has concluded its giant media review – estimated at between $2-3bn – more or less as you were, with new Omnicom entity OMG23 (Disney was formed in 1923) winning most of North America including new Fox acquisitions and Publicis ...

If you read the coverage of Publicis Groupe’s recently-announced Q3 numbers – organic growth going into -2.7 per cent reverse, with particularly big hits in the key markets of the US and Europe – you’d be spoilt for choice as ...

UK regional Out of Home company CP Media (owned by Community Partners) has bought Eye Airports which has the advertising and promotion rights for 19 UK airports including Newcastle, Bristol and Exeter. Eye Airports has 80 digital sites among more ...

The Out of Home industry has taken strong and simple messaging into its Upfronts showing an industry in great health and in tune with a clear message for clients around long term branding working in unison with short term activation. ...

LNER, Britain’s troubled East Coast rail service up from London to points north and currently run by the Government, has appointed M&C Saatchi and Merkle to handle its ad campaigns/marketing services in a Creative Brief review. LNER commercial director Suzanne ...

Publicis Groupe’s third quarter 2019 results are a stinker – by the way these things are usually measured. Organic growth fell by 2.7 per cent in Q3, way below expectations and Publicis is forecasting -2.5 per cent for the year. ...