Finance
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Ciesco: adland deals up in 2015 as new buyers emerge
London-based corporate advisory firm Ciesco has produced its take on the 2015 merger and acquisitions scene, clocking 1105 deals in…
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A taxing business: Google, Apple, Facebook and their ever-ingenious bean counters
Here’s Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google owner Alphabet, now the biggest company in the world by market cap at $535bn,…
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Will Sainsbury’s deal for Argos trigger a new face-off between AMV BBDO and CHI?
Sainsbury’s’ successful £1.3bn bid for Home Retail Group – Argos in other words, now that Homebase is being sold to…
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George Parker: Xerox keeps on fumbling
With the recent news that Xerox is about to split itself into two units, in common with other once great…
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R3 Worldwide: McCann, Mindshare and WPP head global new business league
2015 was a dynamic year for account reviews amongst agencies globally, with 7000 individual reviews tracked in the R3 New…
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US agencies and advertisers fall out over media rebates even before inquiry is complete
There’s an old phrase ‘Get your retaliation in first.’ Some say it originated with the British Lions rugby team in…
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Tom Denford and David Indo at ID Comms: how investors view media and Publicis Groupe’s reorganisation
The latest #MediaSnack revisits the ongoing changes at Publicis Groupe. A key US analyst has recommended the stock as a…
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WPP’s MediaCom wins out in global Sony media review
Sony’s global media review – involving up to $3bn of media annually across Sony Pictures, Sony Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications,…
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Chime Communications signs former Diageo boss Paul Walsh as new chairman
Chime Communications has found a real heavyweight to be its next chairman; Paul Walsh (left), former CEO of drinks giant…
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