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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

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

GroupM restructures across Asia, Indonesia leadership impacted

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

Group M goes global with AI adtech partner

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

Beyond empathy: Building for client breakthroughs with agency leadership

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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?

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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

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

Pippa Berlocher named EssenceMediacom CEO for ANZ

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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

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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

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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

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