Ad Biz | Agencies VivaKi to Spin Off into Separate Business Unit By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 7, 2012 - 3:25 PM Don’t worry, Publicis Groupe’s four-year-old VivaKi division, which includes Digitas, Razorfish, Starcom MediaVest Group ZenithOptimedia and most recently LBi, will remain within the fold but not so attached at the hip ...
Ad Biz | Agencies Publicis Groupe Buys Up LBi By Kiran Aditham on Sep. 20, 2012 - 2:45 PM The tips have come in fast and furious over the last couple of hours including this: “Publicis Groupe S.A. and LBi International N.V. Agreement on Intended Recommended Public Cash Offer.” Well, now according to Reuters ...
Ad Biz Thursday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 9, 2012 - 9:38 AM -Google has its eyes set on Siri as it launches a voice search app on iOS. link -Fold7 designed a new site for British clothing label, Sunspel. link -Lil Buck helps ring in Gap’s denim fall collection (above). -Publicis Grou ...
Ad Biz | Agencies Publicis Groupe Takes Full Ownership of BBH By Kiran Aditham on Jul. 5, 2012 - 8:15 AM Tis a busy post-July 4th for Publicis Groupe as Maurice Levy and his France-based holding company have now acquired the remaining 51 percent stake from BBH founders Nigel Bogle and Sir John Hegarty as well as 100 percent of the sh ...
Agencies Digitas/Razorfish Health Now Housed Under PHCG Umbrella By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 28, 2011 - 9:06 AM We’re not sure if this is an evolution of the “shared centers of excellence” structure that Digitas/Razorfish Health were plotting after the last round of layoffs this summer, but whatever the case, the agencies ...
Ad Biz Monday Morning Stir (Totally NSFW Edition) By Kiran Aditham on Jul. 25, 2011 - 10:05 AM -Publicis chief Maurice Levy is training more than one successor. link -As expected, RIM makes some major cuts. link -Bi-coastal shop IdeaWork Studio takes at a stab at redesigning the web presence of Tropicana (not the one you ...
Agencies | We Hear? We Hear: Publicis Buys Rosetta? By Kiran Aditham on May. 16, 2011 - 4:30 PM We’ve received a few tips over the past hour or so that Publicis has acquired Rosetta, which, if it’s the Rosetta we’re thinking of, is the Princeton, NJ-based operation that’s billed itself as “the l ...
Ad Biz Friday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Feb. 11, 2011 - 9:45 AM -The Kardashian onslaught continues with a new T-Mobile Valentine’s’ promo from Supercool Creative starring Khloe (above). -Traffiq appointed Bridget Bidlack as VP, product management. -Maurice Levy says everythingR ...
Agencies What Does the Future of Advertising Look Like? Danielle Sacks Fills Us In By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 17, 2010 - 11:33 AM Today, Fast Company‘s Danielle Sacks, who we deduce is either Alex Bogusky’s best friend or arch-nemesis, wrote a tome called “The Future of Advertising,” which claims that the ad industry is on the cusp of ...
Agencies Publicis Groupe Latest Holding Firm to Boast Strong Q3 By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 21, 2010 - 10:37 AM Just days after rival Omnicom reported net income and revenue increases during Q3 of this year, Publicis Groupe has followed suit in its earnings call this morning. The Paris-based company, home to Publicis (of course), Fallon, Sa ...