Finance

WPP AUNZ, a giant in the Australian market although it’s been struggling recently, is launching a good old NPD company called (lower case as always these days, if somewhat inappropriately) big. NPD (new product development) has gone rather out of ...

What is stress really doing to our work? The epidemic of stress in advertising is often discussed as a purely moral or ethical dilemma. And we should certainly focus on ensuring we have healthy and happy people. But what if ...

Out of Home has embraced the new decade truly transformed. Growth, brilliant assets, smart thinking, creativity, better insight and measurement. We are well on the road to a more automated future and generating real momentum. Digital screens are delivering critical ...

You know where you are with a product from Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Bavarian Motor Works aka BMW.) At least you used to. It was a sporty high-powered saloon, beloved of boy racers who didn’t want to make it too ...

British terrestrial broadcaster ITV is one of the first media companies to quantify the effect of the Coronavirus and it’s bad news: ITV anticipates ad revenue will drop by ten per cent in April as travel and holiday companies (it’s ...

Advertising is one of the UK’s most successful exports so it’s likely to be needed in Boris Johnson’s brave new world of no EU membership and (it’s hoped) more trade deals elsewhere. This month, dubbed Export Month, sees the official ...

WPP backing start-ups is a newish aspect of the Mark Read era and there’s another on the blocks: WPP Black Ops described as a “multi-disciplinary start-up dedicated to solving business problems.” Black Ops is launching with P&G brand SK-II’s Tokyo ...

MSQ Partners is launching The Gate, its creative agency, in San Francisco. This is The Gate’s fourth global office joining London, Edinburgh and New york. The Gate SFO will be run by chairman and CCO Beri Cheetham (above), previously CCO ...

Publicis Groupe is continuing its deep dive into consultancy with the acquisition of Australian management consultancy Third Horizon which will become part of Publicis Sapient. Founded in 2004, Third Horizon works with clients including the New South Wales and Victoria ...