Finance
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WPP’s Kantar is for sale – could Sorrell be a buyer?
Might Sir Martin Sorrell (below), now installed as chairman of S4 Capital, the owner of content agency MediaMonks, be contemplating…
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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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Zulu unveils World’s Worst RFP pitch winner – a consultancy
Enterprising agency Zulu Alpha Kilo likes to poke fun at the idiocies of the ad business and this time it’s…
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Will John Lewis’ Christmas effort with Elton John be the ad that saved the high street?
The John Lewis Christmas ad from adam&eveDDB is due to land any day now – reportedly featuring Elton John warbling…
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MediaMonk Sorrell on what might have been – but are WPP’s travails of his making?
MediaMonk Sir Martin Sorrell revealed at a Campaign breakfast today that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway investment giant had offered 925p…
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Accenture builds German power base with Kolle Rebbe
Accenture Interactive is boosting its already sizeable footprint in Germany with the acquisition of Hamburg’s Kolle Rebbe, ranked as Germany’s…
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Now Engine cuts back following restructuring
Staff exits follow agency restructurings – usually flagged as making companies more client-focussed, nimble and all the rest of it…
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Read’s running commentary creates more unease at WPP
I wonder if new WPP CEO Mark Read is wise to offer a running commentary on the embattled group’s fortunes?…
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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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