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Rebates back in spotlight: Ex-WPP CEO sues, alleges firing over kickback complaints
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Richard Foster is suing the holdco for $100 million over claims that he was fired in retaliation for flagging a hidden rebate scheme within WPP’s media arm.

Group M officially rebrands to WPP Media
group m wpp media By Shauna Lewis

Mindshare, Wavemaker and EssenceMediacom will continue to provide clients with dedicated teams as brands within WPP Media.

GroupM restructures across Asia, Indonesia leadership impacted
group m market shakeups thebigconsolidation By Nikita Mishra

Staffing cuts across Asia have begun as GroupM transitions to a “single operating model” under the soon-to-be-rebranded WPP Media banner.

Electronic Arts appoints GroupM to global media account
EA Sports global review group m media agency appointment tpm wpp By Shauna Lewis

T&Pm was the incumbent on the account.

'We know that we have to be simpler': Brian Lesser lays out GroupM plans
brian lesser group m wpp By Shauna Lewis

Lesser spoke to investors at WPP’s annual results.

WPP now expects revenues to decline in 2024 after cutting forecast and 3,000 roles
apac china elon musk group m h1 earnings india mark read wpp x By Gideon Spanier

China's Q2 revenues declined by 24.2%, impacting overall Asia-Pacific performance.

WPP is ‘significantly stronger company’ than when Sorrell left, chairman says
group m martin sorrell mindshare wavemaker wpp By Gideon Spanier

Company has lost crown as most valuable agency group since 2018.

Group M broadens remit of Wavemaker global chief Toby Jenner
group m wavemaker wpp By Ben Bold

Jenner will remain as Wavemaker global chief executive.

Group M goes global with AI adtech partner
adtech ai group m smartly By Lucy Shelley

Partnership brings ‘intelligent creative’ to Group M’s global clients.

Wavemaker poaches iProspect group MD to head up global performance
group m iprospect wavemaker wpp By Ben Bold

Chris Worsley joins WPP agency in new year.

Group M partners Amazon Ads on creator-led content
amazon group m By Shauna Lewis

Offering has been developed by The Goat Agency.

Beyond empathy: Building for client breakthroughs with agency leadership
group m By Josh Gallagher

Empathy will only get you so far when balancing the client-agency relationship, shares EssenceMediacom's APAC COO Josh Gallagher. The rest lies in the unpredictable space that fosters true innovation.

Tencent announces joint digital ads partnership with GroupM & Dentsu
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Cannes Lions 2023: Tencent wants to show advertisers it can achieve ROI on its platforms with the help of GroupM and Dentsu.

Will agency groups continue to outperform tech companies?
earnings group m By Arvind Hickman

Analysts and agency bosses explain why holding groups have had a better year than pure-play tech companies.

GroupM lands Reckitt’s media account in Indonesia
group m By Gunjan Prasad

The agency will handle all media buying and planning duties, including digital.

Pippa Berlocher named EssenceMediacom CEO for ANZ
essencemediacom group m ipg mediabrands By Nikita Mishra

Berlocher joins from IPG Mediabrands’ performance marketing agency Reprise; current boss Pat Crowley moves into client lead role within the agency.

Big tech bleeds, Southeast Asia ad tech hit, but not as hard
ad tech group m By Gunjan Prasad

While marketing and ad spend is the first to be slashed in the wake of economic uncertainty, experts are optimistic about a milder brunt for Asia, however, firms need to future-proof themselves to withstand the downturn.

WPP upgrades forecast after GroupM and PR fuel Q1 growth
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No major reductions in client spend despite economic uncertainty.

Sonali Malaviya replaces Anand Chakravarthy as Essence India MD
group m india By Staff Reporters

She most recently led the agency’s Google business in India and Southeast Asia as senior vice president, client services.

OMG wears Hearts on its sleeve
group m omg By Robert Sawatzky

By signalling the entry of Hearts & Science into Asia, Omnicom Media Group is laying out a very different regional growth strategy from GroupM.

GSK splits media between Group M and Omnicom
group m media omnicom By Louise Ridley

GlaxoSmithKline has divided the bulk of its estimated US$1.56 billion global media planning and buying account between Group M and Omnicom Media Group.

OMD and IPG tipped to retain Johnson & Johnson business
group m ipg OMD By Byravee Iyer

ASIA-PACIFIC - Following a global media review, Johnson & Johnson is tipped to have retained OMD, part of the Omnicom group, and the Interpublic Group as its media agencies in Asia-Pacific.

GroupM launches Xaxis Asia-Pacific
group m groupm singapore By Emily Tan

SINGAPORE - GroupM's audience buying arm, Xaxis, has officially launched its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore today.

Maxus Asia-Pacific appoints Simon Porter as regional trading head
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HONG KONG - Simon Porter, most recently AV trading director at UK media independent Walker Media, has joined Maxus as Asia-Pacific head of trading.

GroupM forecasts 15.2 per cent ad-spend growth in China
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SHANGHAI - Measured media advertising spend in China is expected to grow to US$54.2 billion this year, according to a new forecast by GroupM China.

Group M launches group audience buying arm Xaxis
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NEW YORK - Group M has launched a new global audience buying company, named Xaxis.

Swiss brand Victorinox appoints MPG in India
group m havas media media By Staff Reporters

NEW DELHI - Swiss brand Victorinox has appointed MPG as its media agency-of-record in India.

APAC ad spend to grow 8.1 per cent in 2011 : GroupM
asia group m By Staff Reporters

ASIA PACIFIC - GroupM has released the latest in the 'This year, next year' series of marketing spend predictions, forecasting a global spend increase of 5.8 per cent in 2011, compared to 8.1 per cent for the Asia-Pacific region.

Purohit steps up at Mediacom as Kumar heads to Mindshare
group m mindshare By Campaign Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE – Anshuman Purohit is to become general manager of Mediacom Singapore, as the current general manager and head of content Asia, Preeti Kumar, moves to Mindshare.

Group M and WDA launch Media Masters programme
group m mindshare By Campaign Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE – GroupM, in conjunction with the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and Singapore Media Academy, has launched the industry’s first nationally recognised training programme, Media Masters, with the first intake scheduled for January 2011.

Unilever to invest US$6.7 million to bring Got Talent to Thailand
group group m media unilever By Staff Reporters

BANGKOK - To mark its 80th anniversary in Thailand, Unilever Thai Trading will invest Bt 200 million (approx US$6.7 million) to bring the local version of Freemantle Media's 'Got Talent' to the Kingdom.

Leela Nair to join GroupM in Singapore to drive talent, training and trading
group m media OMD singapore By Kate Nicholson

SINGAPORE - GroupM has appointed Leela Nair as director of talent and development for Singapore, to drive new talent, training and trading initiatives across the group.

Paul Corrigan set to leave GroupM Malaysia; Girish Menon to take over
group m malaysia By Asiya Bakht

KUALA LUMPUR - Paul Corrigan (pictured), the CEO of GroupM Malaysia, is set to leave the agency group after a two-year stint with Girish Menon, the former head of GroupM and Mindshare Vietnam, taking over the role starting from 1 May.

Six vye for cement brand Holcim's media business in Indonesia
group m indonesia initiative Leo Burnett By Asiya Bakht

JAKARTA - Leading global cement and aggregates brand Holcim is believed to have invited six agencies to pitch for its media business. The agencies reported to have been invited include Initiative, a GroupM agency, CS Media along with another local media agency and incumbent Zenith Optimedia.

Media heads share the highs and lows of pitching
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This year promises a new wave of mega media pitches. Two network chiefs deliberate the highs and lows of competition.

Spring Singapore appoints Mediabrands to media account
group m ipg mediabrands singapore starcom By Asiya Bakht

SINGAPORE - Spring Singapore, the local enterprise development agency, is believed to have handed its media account estimated to be worth US$1.4 million to IPG's Mediabrands.