Tag Archives: Sir Martin Sorrell

***More from the wonderful world of adland and its parallel universe of ridiculous pay awards: WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell trousered £29.8m in 2013, despite having his base pay reduced after shareholders moaned quite loudly about his previous pay packet. ...

Who’s that we see coming towards us, driving a flock (herd?) of black swans? Why none other than Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP. WPP has just announced its first quarter numbers and the black swan in chief (‘black swans’ ...

WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell is global adland’s version of ‘Chatty Man,’ the name of Alan Carr’s chat show on British TV (it’s probably only a matter of time before SMS gets his too, he practically took over Adweek in ...

As soon as the sun comes out so do the awards/endless talk fests – Cannes isn’t that far away now, of course. Last week we had Adweek Europe in London and now it’s turn of MIPTV, another excuse to leg ...

The key to success in the agency business is winning pitches, no matter how big or small you are. And when you’re the size of Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP the bigger pitches – the only ones the company is really ...

Another day dawns and dropping into the inbox is another acquisition by WPP. Sir Martin Sorrell’s hyperactive company has announced that it is buying XMKT Group, a Chinese marketing services agency specialising in customer experience management. Founded in 2010, XMKT ...

Sir Martin Sorrell has been in the news again over his pay packet at WPP. His remuneration is a contentious recurring theme, but one thing that’s never been in question is his clarity of thought and understanding of the communications ...

Haven’t really investigated what joys London’s version of Advertising Week (March 31-April 4) holds for us (although obviously there will be an appearance by Sir Martin Sorrell). But I read in The Drum that, among the ‘highlights’ will be veteran ...

WPP shareholders keep trying to rein in CEO (and company founder) Sir Martin Sorrell (left) but the wily fox is rather more adept at escaping their clutches. Last year 60 per cent of shareholders revolted over his £17.6m package, leading ...