22 Dec 2009
| by Staff
NEW YORK - Michelin has moved its estimated $43m US media planning and buying account from MediaCom to WPP sister agency Mediaedge:cia.
LONDON - Staff at direct and digital agency Tullo Marshall Warren have started cycling in their front window to raise money for a Tanzanian village in tribute to their director of strategy Mick Costella, who died last December.
LONDON - WPP's Mindshare has won the £50m global media planning and buying account for Randstad, the world's second-largest recruitment group.
LONDON - ZenithOptimedia is predicting global ad markets will increase 0.9% in 2010 to almost $448bn (£274bn) and expects ad expenditure to show steady improvement over the next three years, with growth of nearly 5% by 2012.
24 Nov 2009
| by Staff
NEW YORK - WPP's media purchasing giant GroupM has adopted AdMeasure, a ratings service that focuses on consumer magazine advertising accountability.
02 Nov 2009
| by Staff
LONDON - The owner of perfume brands including Jean-Paul Gaultier has moved its estimated €60 million (£54 million) global account from MPG to Carat after a four-way pitch.
30 Oct 2009
| by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - WPP Group, owner of Ogilvy Advertising and Mediaedge:cia, has suffered an organic revenue fall of 8.7% but has declared that "less worse" economic conditions mean there has been "no Armageddon" for the industry.
23 Oct 2009
| by Jennifer Whitehead
PARIS - Havas', owner of Euro RSCG and MPG, third quarter revenues dropped 9.3%, with the UK hit particularly hard, according to figures released today.
14 Oct 2009
| by Staff
LONDON - Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth largest communications group, has finalised its purchase of digital agency Razorfish from Microsoft in a cash and shares deal worth in excess of $500m.
02 Oct 2009
| by Staff
LONDON - CBS Outdoor, Global Radio, Yo! Sushi and News International make the headlines as Brand Republic rounds up the week's major industry moves across the advertising, marketing, digital and media markets.