Tag Archives: Sir Martin Sorrell

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 ...

This is an updated version of an earlier story. So did WPP have a good year or not in 2013? Sales (billings) rose six per cent to £46bn, revenue was approximately £11bn and profts before tax and interests (the dreaded ...

‘Ello, ‘ello, what’s going on ‘ere? Campaign reports that the Crown Commercial Service, which has taken over running UK government ad contracts from the late and entirely unlamented Government Procurement Service, has had to postpone its tender for all the ...

In yesterday’s Sunday Times there was a pull-out section in association with Debrett’s. It listed Britain’s 500 most influential people and one of the categories listed was advertising. The introduction said “Debrett’s…. has carried out exhaustive research among the most ...