25 Aug 2010
| by Arif Durrani
WPP's chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell believes online paywalls are an "essential" part...'s not they won't."
Sorrell added that, ultimately, "electorates and governments are going to have to decide ...
think will go through."
Sorrell also called Richard Desmond's acquisition of Channel 5 "a big ...
, Sorrell cautioned advertisers to approach such opportunities with care and understanding. He said: "One ...
08 Mar 2010
| by Mark Banham and Arif Durrani
LONDON - Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has saved an estimated £50m after becoming a tax non....
Sorrell has previously said the group's board felt it had to make the move to Ireland "in the interests ...
had been consolidated into one group, which last year accounted for 250m.
Two years ago Sorrell ...
11 May 2009
| by Arif Durrani
LONDON - WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell is among the business leaders sharing advice on how to survive
04 Dec 2009
| by Arif Durrani
of this year, according to Martin Sorrell's GroupM, resulting in the group's first upward revision in 18 months
21 Jan 2009
| by Arif Durrani
-led organisation, according to chief executive Martin Sorrell...., Sorrell cited recent research from the IAB, which looked at why clients value agencies and found that 87 ...
they get quantitative justification for what they do," said Sorrell. "We may not like it - creative ...
, social and structural change." Sorrell admitted that to some people he has said he will "write off 2009 ...
27 Jul 2009
| by Ben Bold
LONDON - CNBC is this week airing an in-depth interview with WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell...-hour programme sees Sorrell reflect on leading the world's largest marketing services group, which owns media ...
Mather and JWT. Unsurprisingly, Sorrell is not shy of trumpeting WPP's might and muscle in the world ...
's not as good the bigger it gets." The issue of size is also raised in relation to Sorrell himself. In one semi ...
20 Dec 2010
| by Arif Durrani and Daniel Farey-Jones
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and chief executive of WPP, expects News Corporation's bid to buy...the takeover to the regulator on 4 November.
Talking about the move, Sorrell told Media Week: "Probably ...
03 Jun 2009
| by Arif Durrani
The global communications unit, led by WPP's Martin Sorrell, has downgraded its media outlook for the third successive quarter, led by anticipated year-on-year drops of 31.9% and 20% for regional newspapers and consumer magazines respectively. In December 2008, GroupM predicted UK media investment would fall 5 ...
10 Dec 2008
| by Nick Johnstone
LONDON - Martin Sorrell has given a bleak forecast for 2009, including job losses at WPP in key.... Sorrell said: "In the first nine months of this year and through October and November, head count grew ...
of Asia, Latin America, Africa and The Middle East. Sorrell again stressed that clients were "extremely ...
revenues next year will be internet-based, driven by search and e-commerce activities, according to Sorrell ...
30 Apr 2010
| by Staff
LONDON - Sir Martin Sorrell has upped the forecast of WPP from flat to 2% growth for the year...issued today, Sorrell is also questioned on whether WPP will return to Britain if the Conservatives are elected. Sorrel does not confirm or deny a move. He said: "If it's on the basis of a manifesto we couldn ...