Meanwhile, three agencies join the individual media agency rankings.
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Interpublic reports $94 million loss for Q1 2025
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The loss was fuelled by $203 million in costs for 'strategic restructuring actions'.
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.
Omnicom in talks to buy Interpublic—report
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Omnicom and IPG: Rumours of a merger surfaced a year ago.
Industry sources dismiss ‘uncooked’ rumour about potential Publicis bid for IPG
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M&A report surfaced on financial blog.
IPG announces flat Q3; RGA and Huge held for sale
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The holding company’s full-year organic growth forecasting remains at 1%.
Q1 global media new-biz spotlight: Billings fall but retentions rise
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Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz among flurry of reappointments.
Pfizer moves creative from IPG to Publicis after just 10 months
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Pharma giant consolidates global creative business with Publicis months after splitting duties between the two holding companies last May; IPG retains PR and health briefs.
Global new business spotlight: Publicis dominates with four major wins
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While Starcom retained BMW's $250 million business in China, the biggest wins for the final quarter of 2023 came from the US, with WPP showing the biggest growth on the media side.
Asia-Pacific new-biz spotlight: HSBC, Indofood and Kia among biggest media moves
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Meanwhile, two of the ‘big six’ holding groups buck the trend in creative by boosting activity.
McCann APAC president Ghassan Harfouche on navigating the business of creativity
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In an exclusive interview, Ghassan Harfouche, president of McCann Worldgroup in Asia-Pacific sat down with Campaign while on a recent trip to Singapore. Here, he shares his leadership strategy, experiences across different regions, and how the agency is navigating challenges ahead.
Global new-biz round-up: Pfizer picks Interpublic and Publicis for global account
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US allocated lion’s share of business.
IPG declines 1.7% in Q2 as tech pullback drags revenue
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The holding company’s organic net revenue suffered as tech clients “weighed significantly” on growth and digital agencies continued to underperform.
Global new-biz round-up: Adobe and Huawei among big wins by Publicis and WPP
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Five of 'big six' holding groups see billings drop.
Global new-biz round-up: Jim Beam and Pfizer among flurry of creative reviews
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Publicis Groupe and Havas post year-on-year growth.
Omnicom was best-performing stock among agency giants in 2022
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WPP was weakest performer among 'big four'.
Dxtra agencies reporting to IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky after Polansky retirement
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The holding company is not planning to replace the recently retired Dxtra CEO.
Philippe Krakowsky: Always shine a spotlight on the importance of ideas
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A return to making real-life connections and engaging with fellow creatives and clients at Cannes Lions matters, Philippe Krakowsky, chief executive of Interpublic Group says, as part of our series by global agency chiefs.
Agency Report Card 2021: FCB
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The Interpublic network maintains strong creative output and holds its own in business performance, but struggles to convince that it is moving forward fast enough in terms of innovation.
Michael Roth retires as Interpublic chairman
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Departure contrasts with peers Maurice Lévy and Sir Martin Sorrell, who have continued to work.
LinkedIn names Golin global social media agency partner
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The Interpublic Group firm said it is helping the platform better understand its members.
Interpublic pairs FCB Health, McCann Health networks to form IPG Health
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No agency brands will be eliminated and no layoffs are expected.
What a hostage negotiator has to say about how to reintegrate into society
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Kevin Taylor is a former police hostage negotiator. Here, he explains how people should prepare for the new social norms post lockdown.
Big field of agencies set to line up for Unilever media review
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At least five agency groups could be competing for international account, which is unlikely to include China.
US ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic cut 10,000 roles in 2020
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Annual reports show extent of jobs cull.
Interpublic Group rebrands CMG division as IPG DXTRA
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The 28-agency, 7,000-person offering including Weber Shandwick, Golin, Octagon, Jack Morton and FutureBrand will operate as a global collective led by CEO Andy Polansky.
Agency groups face 'below-average' long-term growth after Covid, top bank warns
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Credit Suisse report says industry will grow by 1% after pandemic.
Holding company revenue rankings: 2019
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MEMBERS ONLY: Following our Agency Report Card feature for 2019, we present R3's ranking of holding companies by full-year APAC revenue.
IPG withdraws 2020 financial target amid coronavirus crisis
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"Visibility into marketing and media spend is extremely challenging" says CEO Michael Roth.
Holding company stocks hammered
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Losses range from 6% to nearly 10% in Monday trading.
IPG leads charge in holding company organic revenue for 2019
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McCann, FCB and MullenLowe Group all helped the strong growth, but APAC revenues slid 3%.
Amazon is 'biggest advertiser on Earth' as ad spend hits $11bn
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Ecommerce giant accounts for nearly 2% of global ad expenditure.
IPG Mediabrands makes China CEO change
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Former DDB COO and CFO returns to the Interpublic network as Tom Wan departs.
IPG Mediabrands CEO Daryl Lee: Media agencies are 'moving away from scale to strategic capabilities'
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Business is fifth-largest media buyer and fastest-growing last year.
Interpublic Q3 revenues edge up 1.4%
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Media, healthcare marketing, PR and sports and entertainment offerings led growth.
IPG CEO Roth 'concerned' about China, hints at repositioning
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Nationalism and protectionism are a worry, he told Campaign, hinting at a repositioning of investment in the world's second-largest economy.
IMEX 2019: Three reasons this year’s show is a must-attend
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The meetings and events industry's biggest show, taking place May 21-23 in Frankfurt, will focus on transformation and collaboration, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. Plus, robots.
Interpublic challenges rivals with 5.5% organic growth
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Shares climb, although performance expected to moderate in 2019.
IPG CEO praises 'range of agencies' for Q1 revenue growth
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The strong start to 2018 means the firm is on track to hit financial targets for the year, said Michael Roth.
Agency Report Card 2017: Holding companies ranked by revenue
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As part of our Agency Report Card feature for 2017, we present R3's ranking of holding companies by full-year APAC revenue.
Interpublic and Millennial Media partnering globally to deliver data-driven mobile solutions
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Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) and Millennial Media (NYSE: MM) announced today that they have entered into a yearlong global strategic partnership.
MasterCard launches global media pitch
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GLOBAL - American multinational financial services corporation MasterCard has launched a global media review.
Interpublic announces changes at Campbell Ewald
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NEW YORK – Interpublic Group announced today a number of changes in its Detroit-headquartered Campbell Ewald advertising and integrated marketing agency.
Interpublic moves Freeman to McCann Erickson
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GLOBAL - Interpublic has appointed Matt Freeman, chief executive of Mediabrands Ventures, to the position of vice-chairman, global chief innovation officer of Interpublic creative agency, McCann Erickson.
Hytner's influence increases in Mediabrands restructure
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GLOBAL - Interpublic's media division Mediabrands has restructured its global operations into three 'clusters' and handed more regional responsibility to Jim Hytner, EMEA president of UM.
WPP consolidates top spot with US$15bn in 2010 revenue
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GLOBAL - Holding companies WPP, Publicis, Omnicom and Interpublic firmly put the recession behind them in 2010, all returning positive growth in annual revenue of up to 19.8 per cent.
Interpublic profits surge as revenue bounces back
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GLOBAL - Interpublic, the holding company behind McCann Erickson and Universal McCann, has produced a 76 per cent rise in third-quarter net income to US$45.6 million.
Chinese brands need to emphasis quality, not pricing : HK4As
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HONG KONG – The Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of Hong Kong (HK4As) has released a research report indicating 91 per cent of all respondents worldwide “believe Chinese brands are behind major international brands”.
Interpublic records 9.7 per cent revenue boost in second quarter
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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.