Publicis organic growth jumps 5.3% in Q1
Groupe says growth driven by 'new business tailwinds' with a 'clear rebound in the tech sector'.
Groupe says growth driven by 'new business tailwinds' with a 'clear rebound in the tech sector'.
AKQA will become the sole brand in Australia while Grey will lead merged operations in China as part of a 'strategic realignment' to allow Grey to focus on 'growth markets'.
CEO talked to Campaign about the plan to spin off Havas from Vivendi and why AI is an opportunity.
In contrast, Publicis, Omnicom and IPG all increased their revenues.
WPP takes back holding company award from Omnicom.
Chief executive Zaid Al-Qassab to announce planned changes at festival.
While entries from the US and UK were “broadly flat,” submissions from Singapore were up 93%, and New Zealand jumped 47%.
French agency group’s moves come ahead of possible stock market float.
Maurice Lévy says it was a “total absurdity” for proxy advisers to oppose Sadoun's combined role as chair and CEO on new unitary board.
Agency group 'reinforces talent pool' as it sees 'opportunity' in challenging 'new Omnicom'.
The biggest beneficiary might not be the two companies involved, but the wider agency sector itself, writes Campaign UK editor-in-chief, Gideon Spanier.
Omnicom and IPG: Rumours of a merger surfaced a year ago.
The agency group cut revenue forecast in August but won Amazon and retained Unilever in key markets.
Planned acquisition comes at the same time as Ascential, the parent company of Lions, completes its £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) sale to Informa this week.
Holding group CEO spoke to Campaign at Q2 results.
Staff who own shares will benefit from rising stock price.
Publicis has taken over five out of six markets pitched in Southeast Asia, with only Indonesia remaining with WPP's Mindshare.
The operations in India grew 2.8% but China declined by 20.8% on the back of pressures surrounding Group M.
Bank has been rethinking its $1 billion-a-year spend on advertising and communications to drive consistency and effectiveness in age of AI.
The Vivendi-owned agency group made the disclosure in its stock market prospectus.
The change impacts APAC markets, including Singapore, New Delhi, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Sydney, while R3 China will continue to operate as a MediaSense affiliate.
Bosses could get extra $8 million in cash bonuses for working on separation from Vivendi, prospectus reveals.
China's Q2 revenues declined by 24.2%, impacting overall Asia-Pacific performance.
Gideon Spanier explains the likely impact of the impending Omnicom takeover of Interpublic.
US-based Omnicom still requires consent of regulators in 17 markets to acquire IPG.
CEO outlined client examples in 23-minute video presentation.
Agency group is “extremely confident” it will hit annual growth forecast, expected to be between 4% and 5% in 2025
He is expected to land a new, bigger role as new CEO Cindy Rose takes charge.
'We aim to rebuild our international business on our own,' Hiroshi Igarashi says, although it is considering other options.
Close ally of outgoing CEO Mark Read will support new boss Cindy Rose until end of 2025.
New CEO invited staff to a global town hall on September 4 in a video address.
Agency group cuts staff incentives by 60%.
She is already a WPP non-executive director on its board.
Board begins formal search for new CEO.
The visceral response to the latest restructuring has been a lament for the way the holding company has moved too slowly and downgraded its agency brands over many years.
Grey will split from AKQA as part of the move.
Five of Campaign's global editors spoke on a panel at Campaign House in Cannes.
Publicis CEO gave exclusive interview at Campaign House on first day of Cannes Lions.
Ezekiel currently has dual role as CMO of WPP and CEO of WPP Open X, the holding company’s bespoke global agency for Coca-Cola.
The new CEO needs to be clear about what WPP stands for and how it goes to market.
Publicis CEO spoke to Campaign at Q2 results.
Analysts assessed whether further downgrades will be a broader industry issue.
WPP was weakest performer among 'big four'.
Campaign reports from centenary bash for French agency group.
Sweeping Omnicom shake-up will scrap three storied creative networks—DDB, FCB and MullenLowe.
Cindy Rose and Philip Jansen make co-ordinated purchases worth £280,000 in attempt to boost sentiment.
She has most recently been global president at integrated creative network.
Dentsu says it has made no announcements on its international business, after reports that talks to sell the unit have collapsed.
Consulting firm is helping to 'facilitate and stress-test' planning for new strategy.
Arthur Sadoun calls on Omnicom to change how it reports revenues to improve transparency after IPG takeover.
Carmaker enters ‘period of exclusivity’ with agency group—with media-buying added during pitch process in surprise move.
French group cements status as most valuable agency holding company among global peers.
Departure will raise questions over holdco strategy.
Jon Cook and Mel Edwards say criticism over the loss of legacy agency brand names like J Walter Thompson and Young & Rubicam disrespects the work put into evolving them.
He leaves the holding company role after just over a year.
Share award is worth ten times his annual salary, but ultimate value will depend on the share price in five years’ time.
The CEO talks to Campaign after WPP's revenues grew less than 1%.
Five-year-old independent network has said 'our plan is global domination'.
A string of senior executives from outside Japan have departed after Wendy Clark and Jacki Kelley left.
Appointment of Channel 4 CMO to top job is likely to be seen as a surprise because he has not worked in agency sector.
US agency group buys digital commerce business from owner of Cannes Lions.
His focus is on driving ‘operational effectiveness’.
WPP's CEO talks to Campaign after Q3 revenue decline.
Job cuts are likely to be part of plan focused on simplification at Group M and VML.
French agency group expects organic revenue to be ahead of most rivals.
There has been demand from luxury sector to recognise creativity, awards organisers say.
The story must change as the industry comes under financial pressures and the power of technology and AI looms large.
Publicis CEO talks to Campaign after Q3 results beat forecasts.
“Publicis will undoubtedly be the industry leader for organic growth”, analyst says.
WPP has been 'moving the ball forward,' despite 'extremely disappointing' share price, top US fund manager says in an interview with Campaign.
Agency group, which used to be the world's biggest, faces pressure on multiple fronts.
MacLennan says he is “hanging up my advertising boots”.
Consulting giant moves further onto ad-industry turf, but draws the line at buying media.
Latest in a string of departures from Dentsu.
Accenture Song CEO talks to Campaign.
New chair Zillah Byng-Thorne takes temporary charge for up to 12 months.
Organic revenue rose 7.1% for second quarter in a row despite economic uncertainty.
VCCP is two-thirds of business.
US expansion is key reason for Uncommon to take investment.
Agency has more than 150 staff and $160 million in billings.
Deal is “unlikely” for a number of reasons, Bank of America says.
Sustainability and inclusion will be under scrutiny at festival.
CEO said in Campaign interview that group 'held our margin back a bit' to invest in staff and IT.
The buying review includes China, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Upbeat group raises revenue forecast for second quarter in a row at Q3 results.
CEO has seen no material impact yet from inflation crisis.
French agency group has 'ended' his employment.
Q3 revenues rose 3.8%.
US group wants to connect its agency capabilities more closely.
The recently-appointed global chief strategy officer talks about “reverence” for agency brands and reveals why he pulled out of that big Dentsu job.
New business unites data, analytics and technology from GroupM, Kantar, Millward Brown and Wunderman.
UK is an area of particular focus.
More than 30 major companies have already committed “to erase the stigma of cancer in the workplace” by guaranteeing jobs for staff living with cancer.
Ex-JWT boss and WPP sage is retiring at age of 93.
Rupert Heseltine takes over as part of a series of new board appointments
Publicis Groupe chief's sharp defense of its 'cost of living' bonus for employees comes after Sorrell claimed the payout merely attempted to make up for lost incentives during Covid.
From the cost of living to a digital correction, the outlook is tough.
Michael Kassan says news office will be up "as soon as possible".
Nigel Vaz has been named as the global president of DigitasLBi, replacing Luke Taylor, the chief executive, who has decided to leave.
WPP AUNZ's DT, with offices in Australia, Singapore and New Zealand, will rebrand as part of AKQA within the year.