by Richard Whitman on Jun 28, 7:08 PM
The firm has hired outside counsel to look into leaks surrounding its Sorrell investigation. The former WPP chief questioned why the company hadn't done so earlier at Cannes last week.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 27, 7:47 PM
A dispute over money has led to the end of a seven-year Partnership in Paris for Bollore Group, the company that controls Havas parent Vivendi.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 26, 7:42 PM
There's word that WPP is looking to off-load its stake in Millennial-focused media platform Vice, which follows recent agreements to sell its interests in ad-tech firm AppNexus and digital strategy and tech consultant Globant.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 25, 7:13 PM
Hedge fund investors have made a GBP1 billion bet (about $1.328 billion) against WPP, meaning those funds expect further declines in the company's stock price.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 24, 9:04 PM
This year's Cannes Lions Festival has wrapped -- and what have we learned? Two lessons come immediately to mind.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 21, 4:35 PM
The media planning Grand Prix was for work on an integrated Tesco campaign, "Food Love Stories." Campaigns for P&G's Gillette in Israel added two Silver Lions and a Bronze Lion. The agency also received eight shortlist nominations.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 20, 7:30 PM
It went to Xbox and McCann London among others and was awarded Wednesday night in Cannes. An awesome VR-enhanced music video won the digital craft Grand Prix.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 19, 2:35 PM
Yep, that's their Plan A, with the intention to deliver strategic and creative brand marketing services at scale.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 18, 6:06 PM
I was watching a live stream of the Cannes Lions awards ceremony Monday and for a minute I thought I was tuned in to the Cannes Film Festival.
by Richard Whitman on Jun 17, 6:19 PM
Unless, of course, he gets a last-minute case of cold feet, but let's face it -- that's never been his M.O.