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IPG’s Lowe buys digital agency Profero
It sometimes looks as though Interpublic has gone to sleep in the acquisition stakes, certainly in comparison to two of…
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Jim Houghton: will 2014 be the year when the marcoms M&A torch is passed to China?
2014 is shaping up into an intriguing year for mergers and acquisitions in the marcoms sector. And I suppose it…
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Microsoft’s oddly-timed ad review is worrying for IPG’s UM media agency as WPP’s GroupM looms
The timing of Microsoft’s global ad review looks curiouser by the day (the Windows and Xbox giant is in the…
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Creston marcoms group founder Don Elgie steps down
Don Elgie (left), a one-time McCann London account man, is stepping down as CEO of Creston plc, the quoted marcoms…
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Microsoft’s bizarre decision to review ads before a new CEO comes is manna from heaven for WPP
Microsoft, one of the world’s biggest advertisers with a spend comfortably ahead of $1bn, is about to review everything, according…
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WPP tightens grip on global Jaguar Land Rover
Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover is selling container loads of cars to Americans, Chinese and just about anybody outside cash-strapped Europe;…
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David Jones exit puts Havas into takeover play
Is Havas more or less likely to be sold now that CEO David Jones has decided to step down to…
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WPP’s GroupM launches new media unit Modi – but is it new or the same old (new) ‘Math Men’ stuff?
WPP’s GroupM media business, which is making a fairly good stab at taking over the media world, has announced another…
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Grey unveils lively New Year campaign for the Sun – but it’s still too bossy for its own good
It’s going to be a big year for the Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper in the UK, one of the more…
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