GLOBAL - Lowe and Partners has appointed Naomi Troni, the chief executive of Havas Worldwide Southeast Asia, as its global chief growth officer, responsible for marketing and business development.
JWT is to revert to its roots after nine years, by renaming the agency J.Walter Thompson to coincide with its 150-year anniversary.
GLOBAL - Nick Emery has been appointed chief executive of Mindshare Worldwide, succeeding Dominic Proctor who moves to the newly created position of president of WPP's GroupM.
GLOBAL - PHD has been awarded the US$200 million global media planning and buying account for mobile phone giant Sony Ericsson.
GLOBAL - ZenithOptimedia has downgraded its global adspend forecast from 4.6 per cent growth this year to 4.2 per cent in the light of the 'devastating earthquake' in Japan and the political turmoil in the Middle East playing out on the world stage.
GLOBAL - James Murdoch, currently boss of News Corp's European and Asian operations, is leaving the UK to take on the role of deputy chief operating officer and chairman and chief executive of international operations, based in New York.
GLOBAL - Facebook has poached Microsoft's vice-president of ad sales, Carolyn Everson, handing her the role of vice-president of global sales.
GLOBAL - Starcom MediaVest has appointed Barbara Kittridge as global client managing director.
GLOBAL - Interpublic Group has given further evidence that the global advertising recession is coming to a close, by posting a 9.7 per cent increase in revenue in its second quarter results.
GLOBAL - Interpublic Group has given further evidence that the global advertising recession is coming to a close, by posting a 9.7 per cent increase in revenue in its second quarter results.
GLOBAL - Reckitt Benckiser has benefited more than rivals Procter & Gamble and Unilever by advertising throughout the recession, according to experts.
GLOBAL - ZenithOptimedia has increased its forecast for global ad expenditure growth from 2.2 to 3.5 per cent during 2010 and stated it is not expecting a 'double dip' recession but is "still cautious" about the market.
GLOBAL - The world's largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble, has reported a 12 per cent drop in profit during the fourth quarter, after increasing its global advertising spend by more than US$1 billion in the past year, to US$8.6 billion.
GLOBAL - Adidas is to shift its global advertising account from incumbent 180 Amsterdam to the Canadian agency Sid Lee without a pitch.
GLOBAL - ZenithOptimedia has increased its forecast for global ad expenditure growth from 2.2 to 3.5 per cent during 2010 and stated it is not expecting a 'double dip' recession but is "still cautious" about the market.
GLOBAL - MasterCard has consolidated its US$340 million global media planning and buying account into Interpublic Group's Universal McCann.
GLOBAL - FMCG giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced plans to use sugarcane-derived plastic on selected packaging for its Pantene Pro-V, Covergirl and Max Factor brands to increase its sustainability credentials.
GLOBAL - Aegis Group, owner of media agencies Carat and Vizeum and research company Synovate, has warned it expects a "moderation in organic revenue growth" rate in the fourth quarter, despite almost double-digit growth in the last quarter.
GLOBAL - The bill for the clean up following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has increased by US$7.7 billion to a mammoth US$39.9 billion, according to third-quarter results for energy firm BP, which still managed to return to profit.
GLOBAL - Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant Unilever has posted a 13.2 per cent year-on-year rise in third-quarter revenues to US$16.2 billion due to a strong performance in emerging markets.
GLOBAL - Ecco, the Danish footwear manufacturer, has appointed Universal McCann to handle its estimated US$45.9 million (£30 million) global media planning and buying account.
GLOBAL - Milka, the Kraft-owned Swiss chocolate brand, has launched a review of its global creative account.
GLOBAL - Sportswear giant Adidas has signed a new eight-year deal to extend its sponsorship and kit supplier deal with Chelsea football club.
GLOBAL - Crispin Porter + Bogusky has appointed Suzanne Powers (picutred) as global strategy officer, signalling the agency's ambition to spread its influence outside its US heartland.
GLOBAL - Crispin Porter + Bogusky has been awarded the global creative account for Kraft Foods chocolate brand Milka in a pitch against incumbent Ogilvy & Mather and two undisclosed agencies.
GLOBAL - Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has dropped a campaign featuring England striker and brand ambassador Wayne Rooney, following red-top allegations that claimed he slept with a prostitute.
GLOBAL - Omnicom has recorded 5.4 per cent year-on-year growth in its third-quarter net income to US$174.6 million, on the back of a 5.5 per cent increase in revenue to US$2.99 billion.
GLOBAL - WPP's GroupM has given the strongest indication yet that the worst of the advertising recession is over by more than trebling its previous prediction of 1 per cent growth in global media spend.
GLOBAL - WPP's GroupM has given the strongest indication yet that the worst of the advertising recession is over by more than trebling its previous prediction of 1 per cent growth in global media spend.
GLOBAL - Yahoo and Nokia have announced a rich media partnership designed to offer consumers email, instant messaging and maps and navigation services.