Welcome to the master of PR. WPP’s half-year results, announced on Tuesday, were, by any rational judgement, disappointing. Earnings and profits were, in the company’s own word, “ravaged” by the strong pound and boss Sir Martin Sorrell (left) proceeded to ...
Read More »WPP “ravaged” by currency strength says Sorrell – will he now turn his attention to Chime?
WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell (left) came out fighting today after admitting that the marcoms giant’s first half earnings had been “ravaged” by the effect of the strong GBP, as we anticipated. Billings were down three per cent (up 5.7 ...
Read More »Saatchi nemesis David Herro joins shareholders at IPG
It’s Blackberrys on the beach time (for executives of a certain age) and there’s still speculation that the hols may be interrupted – as they were last summer – by a big takeover or merger move. Last year it was ...
Read More »C4’s Abraham warns of US TV takeover
Channel 4 CEO David Abraham (left), back in the day a founder of the St Luke’s agency, came out fighting at the Edinburgh Festival the other day; accusing US TV companies of trying to buy UK TV assets to provide ...
Read More »Which lucky UK agency will land Coca-Cola Life?
Coca-Cola is launching Coca-Cola Life in the UK today. Coke Life sits between Coke Zero and Diet Coke in the lower calorie stakes. Coca-Cola has taken a monumental PR pounding in recent years for making the world fatter and you ...
Read More »MDC’s KBS expands into London with Albion stake
Lori Senecal’s New York agency KBS, owned by MDC & Partners, is expanding in the UK by buying a majority stake in London creative and digital agency Albion. KBS is following in the footsteps of a number of US agencies ...
Read More »Is WPP’s Sorrell backtracking on drive to digital?
WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell (left) may have headed to Greece for his hols but he’s still supplying the world’s media with his opinions. In an interview with Aussie site Mumbrella he suggests that Omnicom had emerged the stronger over Publicis ...
Read More »JC Decaux to challenge Clear Channel with knockout bid for London bus shelters poster contract
JC Decaux, which claims to be the world’s biggest outdoor company, is ramping up its efforts to win the lucrative ten-year Transport for London (TFL) contract, held by US company Clear Channel. The contract, which includes the capital’s bus shelters, ...
Read More »Matt Williams: what Nike and McIlroy can tell us about working for long-term brand success
I couldn’t muster the energy to stay up on Sunday night to watch Rory McIlroy’s amazing US PGA Championship triumph, but I really wish I had. The victory capped an incredible few weeks for the Northern Irishman, who becomes the ...
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