Michael Roth (below) is retiring as executive chairman of Interpublic (IPG) after nearly 20 years in what was once a very hot seat as Interpublic, the original ad holding company, wrestled with all manner of problems. He handed over the ...
Read More »Interpublic sets the pace for marcoms organic growth
Embattled WPP CEO Mark Read would doubtless like to know what’s in Michael Roth’s secret sauce at Interpublic. IPG Q3 organic growth was five per cent in the US and six per cent in Europe, way ahead of everyone else, ...
Read More »Interpublic mulls successor to CEO Michael Roth
Is more changing of the guard afoot among the holding companies? Campaign reckons that Interpublic CEO Michael Roth (below) has told the board he’s planning to step down (Roth is 72 and due to retire at 75) and notes that ...
Read More »Interpublic’s balancing of traditional and digital pays off with strong organic growth
No wonder Interpublic CEO Michael Roth (below) is looking pleased. The McCann and FCB owner has posted organic revenue growth of 6.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 – 8.3 per cent in the US – ahead of ...
Read More »Strong Q3 performance boosts IPG comeback story
Interpublic (IPG) appears to be outstripping US rival Omnicom, judging by the two companies’ Q3 results. Omnicom Group’s worldwide revenue dropped by 1.1 per cent to $3.7 billion in the third quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last ...
Read More »Elliott Management sets course for Michael Roth’s Interpublic – $27 a share or $11bn
Most people in adland have been rather mystified by Interpublic’s decision to merge US agency Mullen with global network Lowe – as Mullen Lowe which says clearly enough who’s in the driving seat. Lowe has struggled to build its one-time ...
Read More »IPG’s Roth trails in the CEO pay stakes with $12.9m
Interpublic CEO Michael Roth earned $12.9m last year, of which $1.4m was his base salary. IPG had a pretty good year in 2014, growing revenue and profits although its Mediabrands media buying operation is in danger of disappearing without some ...
Read More »IPG’s Michael Roth on the future of agencies and the technology companies’ land grab
We hear a lot from WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell and nearly as much from Maurice Levy of Publicis Groupe (quite often about their respective views of each other). Far less from Omnicom’s John Wren (he’s probably trying to work out ...
Read More »We don’t need big Sapient-type deals says IPG’s Roth
Interpublic CEO Michael Roth (left) has told a Morgan Stanley conference that his company doesn’t see the need for large deals – like Publicis’ $3.7bn takeover of Sapient – and is happy to put aside between $150-200m for acquisitions. “We ...
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