by Steve McClellan
If the agencies are sold off, CEO Philippe Krakowsky explained, it would be part of a broader asset remix at the firm, which is … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
The agreement, part of Informa's $1.5 billion bid for Ascential, would pay Ascential shareholders the net proceeds of Hudson MX's sale if it closes … Read the whole story

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by Joe Mandese
That's based on remarks IPG chief Philippe Krakowsky made during the holdco's Q2 earnings call this morning. Other big topics: retail media, commerce, AI … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
The company expects to achieve 1% organic growth for the full year. Earlier it had stated a 1% to 2% growth range, but noted … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
"We delivered revenues of $85 billion, up 14% year-on-year driven by Search as well as Cloud, which for the first time exceeded $10 billion … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Rep. Jerry Nadler is calling for an investigation into reports that X prevented some users from following Kamala Harris's presidential campaign account, @KamalaHQ. Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Ascential plc, which also is in the process of selling agency tech startup Hudson MX, says its board is "minded" to accept the $1.5 … Read the whole story

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by Joe Mandese
Kamala Harris has the super powers necessary to beat Trump: She's the underdog; people underestimate her; she's tenacious, and she's on the right side … Read the whole story

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by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
The campaign for Kamala Harris, the new Democrat Presidential candidate, raised an an eye-popping $140 million in just a few days from small - … Read the whole story

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by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
The incredible story of Snoop Dogg continues with the news that he will be carrying the Olympic torch on its journey to Paris. Read the whole story

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by Barbara Lippert, Columnist
I was predicting cringe. But it was the opposite. I couldn't believe the retail giant could spend a whole 30-seconds embracing my exact neurotic … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Yelp's features and updates - aimed at national advertisers and businesses with multiple locations - began rolling out Tuesday. Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Meta is introducing a new hands-off way for marketers to include all available offers listed on their site into their Meta ad campaigns across … Read the whole story

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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Could pulling apart data's black box to layer in information from a highly accurate weather simulator become an ad-targeting option? Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Kaplowitz is set to depart May 30 of next year. The Board of Directors and its Search Committee will now begin looking for her … Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Llama 3.1, created in partnership with Nvidia, is available in three unique versions - including one that marks Meta's biggest open-source AI model yet … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
The Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act requires platforms to limit minors' ability to communicate with other users. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Peacock posted its smallest quarterly loss since its launch in 2019 - $348 million - while revenue rose 28% to $1.05 billion in Q2. Read the whole story

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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Regulatory scrutiny of several planned decisions that Google had in the works could have been the reason for reversals announced this week by the … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
NBC says the Paris Summer Olympics will hit a record for national TV ad spending. Read the whole story