Mergers & Acquisitions
Accenture Interactive Makes First Italian Acquisition With Openmind
‘Don’t Duck It’—IPA President Julian Douglas’ Message on Industry Assault and Harassment Julian Douglas talks about the power of unity to overcome issues in pitching, talent retention and harassment. 
Brands Must Actively Combat Burnout as They Move to Hybrid Work
There’s no better time to be part of creating real change for your team.
Virtual Cannes Lions Generated $47.7 Million—Half of Its 2019 Revenue
Agencies
The last time the event ran in person, in 2019, the festival generated $94 million (67.8 million pounds).
McCann Worldgroup Names a New Leader for Diversity and Inclusion in Europe
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Bertille Calinaud will oversee DEI programs in the region.
Mark Read Talks About How WPP Shifted During Covid
Agencies
During the pandemic, the company continues its trajectory by restructuring the company, recruiting new talent and forming data agency Choreograph.
Agencies Seek to Boost Non-Traditional Talent Pipeline
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The never-ending progression over representation and diversification attracts support.
Agency to Auction Integrated Campaign as an NFT for U.K. Charity
The auction will be open to bidders for a week in August to win a campaign by Ekstasy including TV, digital, DOOH and radio advertising to raise money for U.K. [...]
GroupM’s Choreograph Names Brendan Moorcroft its First Dedicated CEO
“The chance to come to Choreograph and help some of the world’s leading brands is the kind of opportunity I could not pass up.” - Brendan Moorcroft
The Celebrated British Creative Director Counting Down to his Flight into Space
Sir Richard Branson, then Jeff Bezos and now one of Britain’s most celebrated advertising creatives, Trevor Beattie will soon be taking off into space, but first he needs to find [...]
Decades After Splitting, Creative and Media Agencies Want to Get Back Together
Digital proliferation drives media buying and planning integration, leading the two disciplines to reunite.
MDC Shareholders Approve Merger With The Stagwell Group
MDC Shareholders approve merger with Stagwell Group.
S4 Capital’s Latest Merger Is With Salesforce Specialist Destined
The agreement will see Destined and MightyHive join together to strengthen the company’s global Salesforce capabilities.
Grey Names Joint Managing Directors to Strengthen UK Leadership Team
Jonny Tennant-Price and Nathan Gainford will join Laura Jordan Bambach and Raquel Chicourel in leadership positions.
UK Harassment Legislation Could Help End Use of NDAs in Advertising
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Industry campaigners are calling to stop to silencing victims.
Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun on Network’s ‘Full Recovery’ From Covid-19 Impact
"Not only we are fully recovered, but we are creating some additional value,” says chief executive and chairman Arthur Sadoun.
IPG Rebounds From the Pandemic With 20% Organic Growth for Q2
'We see this as another year of strong value creation for all of our stakeholders,' Philippe Krakowsky, IPG CEO.
