As JWT Merges With Wunderman, What's Next for WPP?

Mark Read leaves his mark

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After this week, there is no doubt that WPP CEO Mark Read plans to fulfill his promise to bring a “radical evolution” to the biggest name in advertising.

The news that J. Walter Thompson will merge with Wunderman is no less dramatic for being somewhat expected. To many industry observers, the only real unknown was which creative shop would join forces with WPP’s secret weapon to bring the one-two punch of digital and creative services to clients around the world.

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