The COVID-19 pandemic has caused shockwaves across the globe with major economies falling into a recession like no other in recent history. As the advertising industry considers how to proceed, WARC has released a report ‘The WARC Guide to Marketing in the COVID-19 Recession’. This… Read More
It has been traditional for the UAE to find one theme that defines much of its activities in the course of a year. The year 2018 was dubbed ‘Year of Zayed’. 2018 marked 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan… Read More
Those who have known him, had said this is not the last we have heard of Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP after his shock exit from the holding company last month. And Mr Sorrell confirmed this in his public appearance at Techonomy conference on… Read More
The departure of Sir Martin Sorrell from WPP has kicked off the conversation of the breakup of its market research unit, Kantar, from the holding company. Kantar is the parent brand to the likes of TNS and Millward Brown among several others. The unit also… Read More
Industry veterans have constantly warned about the fast pace of change and the need to adapt. Despite the best and brightest of the business at work, there is clear evidence that the present holding company model requires to reinvent itself in order to become more… Read More
Irwin Gotlieb, the former CEO of GroupM and hitherto its Global Chairman, is stepping down from the role, as he transitions to a senior advisory role with WPP. Mr Gotlieb was GroupM’s first global CEO on its founding in 2003, and he transitioned to Global… Read More
The Board of WPP has appointed independent counsel to conduct an investigation in response to an allegation of personal misconduct against Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer of WPP. The investigation is ongoing. The allegations do not involve amounts which are material to WPP as… Read More
Having become one of the must attend forums for global digital professionals, dmexco 2017 begins in Cologne today. The two-day forum has positioned itself as a platform that is purely focused on business and in indentifying trends that will assist marketers and business leaders in… Read More
New alliances, connected worlds, changing perspectives, known challenges and surprising solutions, as well as additional possibilities for digital business — the 2017 dmexco conference will outline the key trends and issues that will be moving the global digital economy in the next few years. Spread… Read More
The global ransomware assault, that was first felt in May 2017, has hit closer home to the advertising and marketing industry. Global Holding Company WPP was hit a cyber attack on June 27, 2017, with some of its offices, in some markets, even having to… Read More
