Cindy Rose and Philip Jansen make co-ordinated purchases worth £280,000 in attempt to boost sentiment.
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earnings season
WPP CEO and chair buy 100,000 shares after stock price slump
cindy rose
earnings season
wpp
Dentsu's international review 'moving as planned', staff reductions to hit in December
Dentsu
earnings report
earnings season
q3 earnings
The year-end dividend is “undetermined” as the company braces for a heavy fourth quarter, when it will book the bulk of its ¥28 billion restructuring costs.
Dentsu lifts FY2025 profit guidance, Japan offsets international weakness
earnings season
APAC ex-Japan posts the steepest global decline.
Publicis CEO hits out at Omnicom’s ‘apples and oranges’ approach on revenue
arthur sadoun
earnings season
john wren
omnicom
Publicis
Arthur Sadoun calls on Omnicom to change how it reports revenues to improve transparency after IPG takeover.
Omnicom posts modest 2.6% Q3 organic revenue growth, profits shrink on integration costs
earnings season
omnicom
omnicom earnings
q3 results
APAC slips 3.7% after strong H1 gains.
China ecommerce titans show growth without profit in Q2: JD, Meituan, Alibaba under pressure
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earnings season
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meituan
q2 earnings
Intense competition in China’s delivery market means revenue gains come at the cost of falling profits.
Dentsu signals possibility of selling or partnering international business
Dentsu
earnings report
earnings season
q2 earnings
The company is willing to make “bold” structural changes to overhaul underperforming overseas operations.
Stagwell’s Mark Penn is shooting for more government biz
earnings season
mark penn
q2 earnings
stagwell
The CEO and chairman of Stagwell spoke with Campaign regarding the company’s Q2 earnings report that saw an 8% increase in net revenue year over year.
IPG sees Q2 decline; APAC revenue contracts 13.6%
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earnings season
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q2
Interpublic Group cited three large account losses from 2024 that impacted the business, especially in media and healthcare.
Arthur Sadoun on ‘massively increasing gap’ on rivals, winning in creative, and rethinking Cannes
arthur sadoun
earnings season
Publicis
publicis groupe
q2 earnings
Publicis CEO spoke to Campaign at Q2 results.
Publicis’ growth accelerates in Q2 driven by strength in both creative and media
arthur sadoun
earnings season
publicis groupe
q2 earnings
No sign of macroeconomic impact as "we haven't seen any change from Q1 to Q2", CEO Arthur Sadoun says.
Omnicom tops revenue estimates, APAC posts 6.5% organic growth
earnings season
omnicom
q2
q2 earnings
However, profitability took a hit, weighed down by acquisition and restructuring costs linked with Omnicom’s IPG merger and sweeping efficiency cuts across media and production units.
WPP’s Mark Read on the new-biz pipeline, rebuilding in-office culture and not 'surrendering’ AKQA
akqa
earnings season
mark read
wpp
CEO asserts that more time in-office will make WPP a 'stronger company in five years' time'.
WPP reports 2.7% revenue decline in Q1 2025
earnings season
q1
q1 2025
wpp
China continues to slip, recording the steepest revenue dip among WPP's top five markets.
Omnicom CEO John Wren dismisses speculation about Omnicom-IPG deal leading to client attrition
earnings season
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john wren
q1 2025
Wren was speaking at the Q1 earnings call and expects to close the IPG acquisition in H2 2025.
GoTo ad revenue soars 92% as on-demand business turns profitable
earnings report
earnings season
gojek
goto
Food delivery platforms now account for 1.6% of GMV through advertising, marking a transformation from an add-on service to a meaningful source of revenue.
Alibaba pledges 'aggressive' AI investment, reports fastest growth in a year
alibaba
alibaba group
artificial general intelligence
earnings season
tabao
tmall
Revenue jumped 8% as Alibaba's AI-driven strategy paid off. A surge in investor confidence has sent its share price soaring over 60% since the start of the year.
YouTube's ad revenue for APAC grows by 9% in Q4 2024
apac
earnings season
q4
q4 earnings
youtube
Spending related to the US election shored up ad revenue for YouTube which grew by 14% globally.
Netflix doubles ad revenue in 2024, targets another doubling in 2025
ads supported tier
earnings season
netflix
q4 results
The streaming platform is eying a growing piece of the $25 billion spend on connected TV, with geographic expansion of its ads supported tier.
Dentsu Q3 2024 earnings: Japan's growth contrasts with APAC fall
Dentsu
earnings season
Despite a robust 2.8% Q3 increase in Japan, Dentsu has downgraded its full-year outlook to flat (0%) due to a sharp fall in the APAC region.