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Falling share price hits WPP – will mooted mega-mergers make a reappearance?

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WPP’s market capitalisation has dropped below £20bn following a downgrade to “underperform” from broker Exane BNP Paribas which reckons it and other agency-based holding companies will lose out to other “nimbler” providers better able to offer automation and ecommerce. Consultants, independent trading desks and big digital owners like Amazon, Facebook and Google in other words.

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House of Marley Got Riddim

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I recently purchased a portable Bluetooth speaker from House of Marley. It sounds incredible. In fact, it sounds so good that I’m now considering their turntable. Let’s examine the product’s video marketing: What do you think? Are you ready to buy? I am. Bob Marley’s son, Rohan Marley, told Forbes, “The Marley name is synonymous […].

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The Evolution of Programmatic Buying and Selling

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Although programmatic selling was developed in response to a need for scale and price efficiency in an open marketplace. Over the next several years, private marketplaces became more common, where only those who received an invitation could complete transactions involving video inventories. This type of marketplace offered one-to-one relationships between advertisers and publishers with controlled access to high-quality inventory in a brand-safe setting.

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Given the good it can accomplish, why does taking a pay cut seem so unorthodox?

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Last week the acclaimed actress, Emma Stone made headlines with her revelation that certain male co-stars had taken significant pay cuts in order to achieve parity with her own salary. It’s a nice story. And one that readily feeds into the red-hot narrative regarding “fearless” women “leaning in” and breaking barriers into male-dominated fields. While the feminist aspect is important, the idea of taking a pay cut for the greater good is also a trending topic.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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BETC sets up new agency Traction as it recaptures Citroen for Havas

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Citroen has returned to its spiritual home of Havas from Les Gaulois, but this time with a new agency Traction, part of Havas-owned BETC. The Traction name pays homage to the Traction Avant, a front-wheel drive vehicle produced by the car manufacturer from 1934 to 1957. Traction will be led by BETC presidents Bertille Toledano.

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David Droga Wants You To Care, And He’s Not Alone In That

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David Droga poured his heart out during The Lion of St. Mark interview at Cannes this year. He cares and he wants you to care too. Do you care? Adweek picked up on his call to action, and captured the essence of the hour-long chat with this pull quote: I would put down everything in […]. The post David Droga Wants You To Care, And He’s Not Alone In That appeared first on AdPulp.

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New Aussie Nike campaign recharges ‘Just Do It’

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Nike seems to be returning to basics – ‘Just Do It’ – and not before time. Some of its more recent US efforts seemed more akin to a tech company. Here’s its new campaign in Australia, from Wieden+Kennedy HQ. It features athletes setting themselves impossible goals. Here’s a somewhat edgy effort featuring anti-social behaviour in.

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US BMW dreams of ‘sheer driving pleasure’

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We’ve noted a flurry of interesting car ads recently and here’s another, for BMW in the US by Paranoid. Apparently even small people dream about ‘vroom vroom.’ Seems that BMW, which used to be the ‘ultimate driving machine’ and then tried to switch to ‘joy,’ is now about ‘sheer driving pleasure.’ Which is a pretty.

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Forsman turns Volvos into cameras in new safety campaign

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Safety and Volvo keep popping up and now the Swedish/Chinese manufacturer seems to be returning to its safety roots with agency Forsman & Bodenfors, this time by enlisting award-winning photographer Barbara Davidson to take pictures using its car safety camera, a device that tells the car to brake if there’s a pedestrian or accident in.

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Ebiquity launches another challenge to media agencies with ROI channel guide

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Ebiquity, which now describes itself as an “independent, global leader in marketing and media analytics,” is launching a new service, Total View Attribution. This purports to show clients which media channels (online and offline in combination) work best, hence contributing to the holy grail of media return on investment (ROI). Ebiquity head of international effectiveness.

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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InklPay’s WordPress PlugIn Opens The Door To A New Day

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Unlike larger and more mainstream online publications, AdPulp has the ability to reject online advertising in its current state. Like thousands of other independent publishers across the globe, we pay no rent for an office, no salaries, and no dividends. Having said that, removing advertising from this website is much more than a financial move. […].

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TBWA Paris steers McDonald’s family values the right way

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McDonald’s is delving into family relationships once more – which it spectacularly botched with its UK ‘Bereavement’ ad from the normally impeccable Leo Burnett – this time sorting a sulky child courtesy of TBWA Paris. Wonder if they’ll run this outside France? McDonald’s used to be top of lots of people’s hate list but it.

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How David Droga got his $1m start in advertising

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David Droga was the youngest recipient of the Cannes Lion of St Mark award – honouring top creatives. Lots of interesting stuff here. Here’s an excerpt with Dave, as he was then, describing the first commercial he worked on aged 18, one with a A$1m budget and a somewhat pithy brief.

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BBH hits a last gasp winner for KFC

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You hold an account for 15 years – without making too many waves to be fair – and then one of your last ads goes viral. This seems to have happened with BBH with this effort for KFC’s new Rice Box. The UK business is moving to Mother. Amazing how often this happens; maybe the.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Britvic moves to VCCP and Saatchi & Saatchi

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Leading UK soft drinks maker Britvic has appointed VCCP and Saatchi & Saatchi as creative leads. VCCP will handle Britvic’s “adult” brands starting with J20 while Saatchi will look after family brands starting with Robinsons Squash. BBH (which declined to repitch) and 101 lose out. Iris remains Britvic’s below-the-line agency.

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Corbyn shows the so-called experts how to communicate

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Amazing isn’t it how you can overturn PR perceptions. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, derided as a left wing loony and worse by the likes of the Sun and the Mail (the Mail, as I recall, said Theresa May would win by a landslide in the recent General Election and also that her ludicrous manifesto was just.

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Manulife global review chooses challenger brands Deloitte’s Heat and T&P’s m/SIX

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Canadian insurer Manulife, which owns John Hancock financial services, has made some interesting agency appointments: choosing Deloitte-owned Heat for creative and The&Partnership’s m/SIX alongside WPP’s Wunderman for media planning, buying and analytics. San Francisco agency Heat was bought by Deloitte in February 2016. The account was formerly handled by Hill Holiday.

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CFPB Issues Final “Arbitration Agreements Rule:” New CFPB Rule Bans Class Action Bars in Arbitration Clauses

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On Monday, July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a final rule – the “Arbitration Agreements Rule” – regulating arbitration agreements in contracts for certain core consumer financial products and services. Venable has been monitoring the development of this rule, and our past coverage can be seen in a webinar and a blog post.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Pardon joins experience exit from Publicis – time for some new/old media independents?

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I see that Publicis Media Exchange boss Simon Pardon (left), who replaced the also abruptly departed Chris Locke as Publicis’ head media trader, has also left. At this rate there won’t be many big beasts left in the London media jungle – certainly not at Publicis – but those remaining of a whole generation of.

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WPP thjnks Europe with big German creative agency buy

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WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell said he was going to invest in continental Europe post Brexit and, as usual, he’s as good as his word, buying German creative agency group thjnk AG. Thjnk was founded in 2012 in Hamburg and now has offices in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Zurich and New York employing 400 people. it was.

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Saatchi tries to give Haagen-Dazs millennial appeal

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General Mills’ Haagen-Dazs is trying to become cool again (was it ever thus? Take their word for it) with a new global campaign from Saatchi & Saatchi. It’s aimed at those dreaded millennials. You can tell they’re millennials from their Cara-style eyebrows. Fluff really but a bit of Pharrell Williams goes a fair way. And.

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Heartfield and entertainment expert Austin take over as creative bosses at BBH

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Highly regarded BBH ECD Nick Gill is standing down to concentrate on major accounts Tesco and Barclays plus his own writing. He is succeeded by former deputies Ian Heartfield and Anthony Austin (below). BBH worldwide CCO Pelle Sjoenell says: “BBH London has experienced a glorious era under the creative leadership of Nick Gill. It is.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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The Specialist Works buys Pace Media

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Independent media agency The Specialist Works (TSW) has bought specialist TV and video advertising company, Pace Media. TSW, which describes itself as the “only independent global brand performance media agency,” employs 165 people with offices in the UK, USA, China and Europe and partners in most major territories including Australia and Canada.

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Grey’s Mini Cheddars needs to revisit the drawing board

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How do you launch three new Jacobs Mini Cheddar flavours? Assemble a load of old buffers (wearing mouse ears) in a gentleman’s club under the aegis of The Cheddar Appreciation Society and have them shocked/surprised/outraged. And hope to raise a smile too, as Valenstein and Fatt (which Grey London is currently trading as, V&F founded.

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Tom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: are awards a waste of time and money?

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In this week’s #MediaSnack, Tom and David discuss the issue of awards, and more particularly, the challenges of creating media awards that advertisers really care about. The topic has been triggered by conversations in Cannes, where Publicis announced that it wouldn’t enter any awards for a year, saving a reported $20m, and where WPP has.

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Will Ad People Ever Focus On The Right Things?

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Karoshi is the Japanese word for “death by overwork.” Sadly, the term has currency today, inside and outside of the ad world. On Christmas Day in 2015, 24-year-old Matsuri Takahashi jumped to her death from her Dentsu-supplied dorm in Tokyo. In September last year, a labor standards office in Tokyo determined she had worked 105 […].

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Bjorn Borg ad enters Mexico wall controversy

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What would we do without Donald Trump? They haven’t built his wall between the US and Mexico yet – they probably never will – but border security appears to have been tightened somewhat alarmingly which has prompted Bjorn Borg (remember him? He’s now a sportswear company) to stage a tennis match there, the Bjorg Open.

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Amnesty’s Air offers lessons for Trump and Ertogan

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Brussels agency Air is drumming up business for Amnesty’s Summer University, the biggest assembly of human rights activists in Belgium. So it’s produced a print and online campaign showing two (unlikely) attendees. You know this one. This is Turkey’s President Ertogan (some might say ‘dictator’ ) Nicely understated but to the point.

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