Finance
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IPG’s Roth leaves the door open to a bid from WPP
In a recent interview with India’s exchange4media Interpublic CEO Michael declined a clear opportunity to close the door on an…
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What’s in a brand name? Billions of dollars if it happens to include a rather famous Apple
What do apples and goldfish have in common? Big money. I went to the Royal Albert Hall (London) last night…
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IPC calls time on Nuts and its big-boobed lovelies
Here’s some tragic news: UK magazine giant IPC is to close Nuts, its ‘lad’s mag,’ shortly after ‘celebrating’ its tenth…
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US boss Peter Sherman in shock exit from JWT – is Omnicom still a nicer place to work than WPP?
I see that Peter Sherman (left), recently promoted to North America boss of JWT after just a few months as…
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Gregory’s appointment as new Exterion CEO opens the door to possible deal for UK indie Ocean Outdoor
Exterion Media, the new name for CBS Outdoor outside its home territory of the US, has appointed former Telefonica boss…
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Lebedev’s London Live launches with high hopes – but it may need to lower its expectations
It’s a busy week ahead in the capital with Advertising Week playing host to some luminaries including David Droga and…
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Simon Hakim of Hunter: why risk-taking wins bigger rewards for a few brave advertisers
It’s no secret that the majority of advertising is either bland, not much better than wallpaper, or worse – it’s…
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WPP buys Social Wavelength in India and pursues much bigger fish Rediffusion Y&R
WPP is building its big stake in India again with a deal for agency JWT to buy a majority stake…
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