Sir Martin Sorrell Speaks From the Croisette on Publicis-Omnicom and Content
Brand Marketing
CANNES, France—WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, in a sitdown with Adweek in the sun-dappled MediaCom suite at the Martinez hotel, continued his dissection of the failed Publicis-Omnicom merger. "It didn't [...]
Too Big to Fail – But Not Too Big to Suck
Performance Marketing
On a recent "Real Time With Bill Maher" show, Maher responded to the announcement that Time Warner Cable would merge with Comcast Corp. in a $45 billion purchase. He noted [...]
Organic Growth Flattens Out for Publicis Groupe
Brand Marketing
Publicis Groupe, in the process of a merger with Omnicom Group, said organic growth was flat in the fourth quarter of last year, in contrast to a 3 percent rise [...]
Omnicom’s Q4 Net Declines 2%
Brand Marketing
Omnicom Group, hit by professional fees related to its proposed merger with Publicis Groupe, said fourth-quarter net income declined 2 percent to $300.5 million from $307.1 million in the same [...]
Xaxis Merger Chases Programmatic Vision
Brand Marketing
The new Xaxis—now merged with 24/7 Media—officially unfurled its new corporate structure today. The union of the two entities, which are companion companies under WPP Group, created a supersized programmatic [...]
NYC Official Again Prods Omnicom, Publicis to Reveal Hiring Trends
Brand Marketing
New York City comptroller John Liu has renewed a previous call for Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe to disclose the numbers of minorities and women in their ranks, amid the [...]