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Mindshare, EssenceMediacom China chiefs exit
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Campaign understands that both Mindshare and EssenceMediacom’s China chiefs are stepping down; WPP Media pushes regional restructuring post rebrand.

GroupM Indonesia appoints Sri Widowati as CEO
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Marketing veteran steps into agency leadership after client-side success at Danone, Meta and Unilever.

GroupM tells staff about redundancies as restructure hits UK
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Employees being informed this week about roles at risk of redundancy.

Why has GroupM lost its way for so long? The buck stops with WPP
brian lesser groupm market shakeups thebigconsolidation wpp By Gideon Spanier

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.

WPP Media: How did one of the world’s biggest comms companies mess up the messaging?
darren woolley groupm market shakeups wpp By Darren Woolley

OPINION: Adland has been buzzing over the leaked news of GroupM’s rebrand. Is this WPP's bold reinvention or a sign of deeper troubles? TrinityP3's Darren Woolley looks at the communication missteps and what this shake-up means for advertisers, employees, and the future of media buying.

History of GroupM 2003-2025: The world's largest media investment arm
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Campaign charts the WPP media arm's history amid ongoing change under global chief executive Brian Lesser.

GroupM to merge agency brands into single P&L
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WPP to 'sunset' agency specific job titles in the shake-up.

WPP set to drop GroupM brand in media shake-up
brian lesser groupm ma market shakeups rebrand the big consolidation wpp By Beau Jackson

WPP media arm to change name as part of ongoing restructure.

Campari Group launches global media review
campari groupm media review By Shauna Lewis

Incumbent on the account is Group M.

WPP acquires InfoSum to drive AI-based data offer
acquisition ai brian lesser groupm infosum wpp By Shauna Lewis

Brian Lesser, currently global chief executive of GroupM, joined from InfoSum in September 2024.

EssenceMediacom breaks $100 million mark in first global new-biz league of the year
essencemediacom global rankings groupm media new business league omnicom Publicis stagwell wpp By Elena Lewis

The agency climbs into the March spot following its nearly $200 million win of the Godrej Group mandate in India.

CCI raids raise questions on price-fixing and collusive ad structures in India
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The recent raids on GroupM, Publicis, Dentsu and IPG have put newfound regulatory heat on top agencies, raising uncomfortable questions about price-fixing, market dominance, and the future of media buying in India.

Indian CCI raid GroupM, Publicis, IPG and Dentsu offices over alleged price-fixing
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As India’s ad market evolves, CCI's raids on global agencies and broadcasters raise concerns over price collusion, media buying, and market fairness.

Frances Ralston-Good leaves EssenceMediacom
essencemediacom exits frances ralstongood groupm By Beau Jackson

The global chief operating officer's departure comes amid an ongoing restructure at GroupM.

Media is key battleground for agency giants in new world order
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Growth in media reflects how the scope has become much broader for clients, and Omnicom’s acquisition of IPG is poised to drive further change in the sector.

Budgets 2025: Retail media and CTV will dominate adspend
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The industry is poised for significant growth in 2025, fuelled by robust digital revenues and shifting consumer behaviours that could see budgets moving to social platforms and retail networks over traditional channels. Media experts weigh in.

GroupM axes global agency CEO roles in major centralisation push
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EssenceMediacom, Mindshare and Wavemaker brands will still operate globally and local market CEOs will retain their roles.

Chinese prosecutors seek lengthy prison sentences for former GroupM executives as scale of bribery allegations revealed
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Details emerging from the trial proceedings allege that up to $110 million may have been transferred to executives' individual accounts as prosecutors seek life imprisonment for GroupM China's former chief investment officer and lengthy jail terms for two others.

GroupM Southeast Asia CEO Himanshu Shekhar exits
groupm himanshu shekhar By Nikita Mishra

Based out of Indonesia, Shekhar, a key figure in GroupM's regional growth, is leaving the agency after 25 years.

Former GroupM China executives to face Shanghai court over bribery allegations
bribery scandal groupm rycan di wpp By Rahat Kapur

EXCLUSIVE: The trio will appear before Shanghai's Intermediate Court next week, marking the latest chapter in the bribery scandal that rocked WPP's GroupM China in October last year.