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WPP’s fragmented Australian empire remains a problem for ultimate boss Mark Read
Running a still-rambling organisation like WPP must be rather like herding cats – and there’s a large and recalcitrant moggy…
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Tamara Ingram quits WPP’s Wunderman Thompson
Tamara Ingram (below) is stepping down as global chair of Wunderman Thompson, after a long career including CEO roles at…
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WPP back on the buying trail with tech consultancy XumaK
WPP is back on the acquisition trail: Wunderman Thompson has bought Miami-based XumaK, termed a “premier marketing technology consultancy” specialising…
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Watch out for albatrosses says Sorrell to WPP’s Read
S4Capital’s Sir Martin Sorrell is 75 on Friday (St Valentine’s Day – happy birthday Martin) but advancing years don’t seem…
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Booming The&Partnership benefits from reset relationship with WPP
One of the hitherto largely unremarked aspects of Mark Read’s reign at WPP has been the change in the relationship…
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More agency mergers may be on the cards for WPP although holding company says no major ones planned
Is WPP CEO Mark Read planning more agency mergers? Speaking to investors recently Read, alongside the usual stuff about partnering…
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WPP hopes “delivery unit” Outcomes will lead to a better outcome for Mindshare
WPP is forming what it calls an “integrated delivery unit” called Outcomes which will employ a scarcely believable 5,000 specialists.…
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Cannes Can’s Smith is new WPP diversity supremo
At various times WPP, as have the other ad holding companies, has been accused of being a boys’ club but…
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WPP’s radical tidy up continues with part sale of contentious retail business Triad
WPP CEO Mark Read (and, no doubt, his dealmaking COO Andrew Scott) haven’t broken up for the Christmas holidays yet,…
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