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Holding company WPP released its annual report for investors on Tuesday, and several insights stand out among the voluminous documents laying out the holding company’s strategy for 2019 and beyond.

Key among them: WPP sees consultancies like Deloitte and Accenture as key competitors, even as the latter faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from a client claiming that it failed to complete the work for which it was contracted.

In a section labeled “Engagement in Action,” leadership addresses the five most common questions asked by shareholders.

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