Adland doesn’t seem to be about ads these days but experience design. Maybe ‘total experience agency’ Accenture is to blame. Digitas UK has hired former GTB Europe ECD Lazaros Nikiforidis (below) as ECD, reporting to ex-Ogilvy Emma De la Fosse ...
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Is Publicis winning the global new business battle? CEO Arthur Sadoun (below) certainly thinks so judging by this memo, “obtained” by Campaign. You mean Arthur didn’t pop it into an email? “Bonjour, I’m sorry to bother you again over the ...
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Global snack behemoth Mondelez has concluded a lengthy review by consolidating its global creative account with WPP and Publicis, Adweek tells us. Well it kind of has except Interpublic’s The Martin Agency continues on Oreo globally (a pretty big brand ...
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Former Ogilvy London CEO Charlie Rudd, now ensconced as head of conjoined Publicis agencies Leo Burnett and Fallon, has made his first major move, hiring strategist Olly Markeson from Richard Branson’s in-house operation and creative director Jodo Paulo Testa from ...
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Interpublic continues to lead the holding company pack in terms of both organic growth and financials although it slowed a little in the second quarter of 2019. Q2 organic growth was three per cent (4.6 per cent for the half ...
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Publicis has taken another powder in North America, losing Ebay’s media account to WPP’s MediaCom in a closed pitch between the two holding companies. Mediacom already handled the $250m global business in Europe and Australia. Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun today ...
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Publicis Groupe is reorganising its US creative agencies into three groups – east, west and center – with Jem Ripley returning from Capgemini to run east, Andrew Bruce running west and Andrew Swinand center. Publicis agencies include Publicis Worldwide, Leo ...
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Sir Martin Sorrell is a Burning Man it seems, a keen attendee of the Burning Man festival which takes place in the Black Rock desert in Nevada – in the height of summer. They build it up and burn it ...
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Well that didn’t last long. Publicis Groupe CCO and Publicis Communications president Nick Law (below) is reported by Ad Age to be leaving the French-owned marcoms group after just 18 months. To join Apple in an as yet undefined role ...
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