Finance
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Main media a shaft of light in gloomy IPA Bellwether Q3 report
The UK economy – and the ad market with it – is getting like Groundhog Day: bumping along the bottom…
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Omnicom grows 3.3% in Q3 2023 – forecasts stronger 2024
While the ad world mulls over the merger of Wunderman Thompson into VML – now the world’s “biggest creative company”…
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WPP merges VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson – VML now “biggest agency in the world”
We’ve suggested often enough here that more WPP mergers are inevitably on the way but this one’s still a surprise:…
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Publicis progress can’t conceal an ad holding sector in severe need of a shake-up
Has Publicis Groupe discovered a secret sauce that’s eluding its holding company rivals? Its Q3 2023 numbers showing organic growth…
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Publicis sets the pace for ad holding companies in Q3 – but growth is slowing
Publicis Groupe continues to set the pace for the ad holding companies, reporting 5.3% organic growth in Q3 2023, down…
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New Shell agency Havas at a loss for words as Extinction Rebellion invades
Say what you like about Extinction Rebellion – and many do, especially when they’re stuck on front of it in…
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New MediaSense/WFA survey predicts even more agency consolidation
MediaSense and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) have put the cat among the pigeons with a new client survey…
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NCA rebrands Nationwide as the customer-friendly bank
It’s a while since we’ve seen an obnoxious yuppie in an ad (they usually play well – did a great…
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IPG’s Deutsch NY cuts back as agencies feel the heat
Interpublic’s Deutsch New York is laying off 41 people, about 20% if its staff in one of what’s likely to…
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