Jack Feuer
Bolloré-Appointed CEO Cites Havas’ Weaknesses
Brand Marketing
Almost from the moment TBWA worldwide CEO Jean-Marie Dru turned down the Havas CEO post last month, Vincent Bolloré began to focus on a new leader who would come from [...]
Publicis to Launch Coke’s Vault
Brand Marketing
LOS ANGELES Coca-Cola roster shop Publicis in New York has been awarded creative duties on the soft-drink maker’s new Vault citrus-flavored drink, a Coke representative has confirmed.The Publicis Groupe shop [...]
Wren, Dru on Why TBWA CEO Stayed
Brand Marketing
LOS ANGELES “Please don’t go.” That was the last thing Omnicom chief executive John Wren said to TBWA worldwide CEO Jean-Marie Dru after a three-hour lunch over wine in Cannes [...]
Havas Pursues TBWA’s Jean-Marie Dru
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK TBWA Worldwide chief executive Jean-Marie Dru late Friday still had not decided if he would accept an offer to succeed Alain de Pouzilhac as CEO and chairman of [...]
Carat USA Names Warren President
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK Ray Warren, managing director of Omnicom Group’s OMD, has joined Carat USA as president, the Aegis Group media network said.The arrival of Warren, a veteran media buyer and [...]
Shouting At The Devil
Brand Marketing
You can’t show your face if you’re a woman in Islamabad. But breasts are huge in France. In New York, the acronym for Fornication Under the Consent of the King [...]
$3.2 Bil. GM Media to Starcom MediaVest
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK General Motors has selected Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest, for its $3.2 billion domestic media business following a review, the client confirmed.The incumbents were Interpublic Group’s GM Mediaworks in [...]
Retail Grows Up, Looks to Build Image
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK Consumer analysts saw April sales numbers last week and proclaimed that shoppers are still reluctant and the retail environment is cautious at best. But the market for retail [...]
L’Oréal To Follow Media Consolidation Trend
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK In the past decade, the media planning and buying consolidation tide has swept up major advertisers in almost every category. Health and beauty was one of the last [...]
L’Oreal Follows Consolidation Trend
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK In the past decade, the media planning and buying consolidation tide has swept up major advertisers in almost every category. Health and beauty was one of the last [...]