WPP, IPG Take J&J's U.S. Creative

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NEW YORK Johnson & Johnson, after a review, has consolidated U.S. creative duties on more than 35 prescription drug brands at WPP Group and Interpublic Group. Estimated total revenue on the business exceeds $100 million.

Sources said the split is nearly even both in terms of revenue and number of brands. It was not immediately clear, however, how many brands each holding company gained versus simply retained.

The review began with six holding companies and was reduced to four — IPG, WPP, Havas and inVentiv Health — before J&J chose two, said sources.

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