Tag Archives: Media

The Specialist Works buys Pace Media

Independent media agency The Specialist Works (TSW) has bought specialist TV and video advertising company, Pace Media. TSW, which describes itself as the “only independent global brand performance media agency,” employs 165 people with offices in the UK, USA, China ...

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P&G moves $2.6bn North America media to Omnicom

It would be surprising if Publicis Groupe boss Maurice Levy didn’t know that most of the company’s North American Procter & Gamble media business was lost when he announced the reorganisation into four ‘hubs’ last week, including Publicis Media headed ...

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WPP’s Sorrell may need to re-examine emerging markets and digital strategies in a low margin world

WPP’s shares took a powder yesterday as analysts digested the unwelcome news that it had not achieved the margins desired (a 0.3 increase against the hoped-for 0.5) although the company increased both revenue and profits. In other words it’s becoming ...

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Harry Davison of Maxus: how can we ensure that ‘media effectiveness’ helps us do the right thing?

“Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing”. I am always struck by these words by Peter Drucker, the founding father of management consultancy. They are pertinent because people tend to gravitate towards finessing what they are ...

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