14 Dec 2001
| by JOHN TYLEE
of the Atlantic, including one from Leo
Burnett, to take up Sir Martin Sorrell's offer to run Red Cell ...
25 Jul 2003
| by John Tylee
WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell this week emerged victorious from his battle for control of the strife...overwhelmingly in favour of WPP's 266 million offer.
Sorrell told Campaign: "We are very pleased ...
how things turn out." Ford was unavailable for comment.
An industry source said: "Sorrell is doing ...
dispute between Sorrell and his Publicis Groupe counterpart, Maurice Levy, over the sale of the 25 per ...
24 Jul 2003
| by John Tylee,
LONDON - WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell this week emerged victorious from his battle for control...overwhelmingly in favour of WPP's £266m offer.
Sir Martin told Campaign: "We are very pleased with the outcome ...
between Sir Martin and his Publicis Groupe counterpart, Maurice Levy, over the sale of the 25% stake ...
to buy the rest for £75m. Now Sir Martin is said to want a further £10m, claiming Levy broke an agreement ...
03 Aug 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON - Sir Martin Sorrell has said that magazines and newspapers are going to come under...In an interview in today's Independent, Sir Martin says that forecasts released last week ...
? The answer is probably 'no'," he said.
In a wide-ranging interview, Sir Martin also talks about how he ...
pretty good about the business."
On the subject of making a bid for Grey Global Group, Sir Martin said ...
01 Oct 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - WPP's chairman, Sir Martin Sorrell, today said that his company's decision to leave the UK.... Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, Sorrell said: "It was a significant economic decision. It is a difficult decision but it was one the board felt it had to make in the interests of shareholders." Sorrell ...
26 Jan 2011
| by Arif Durrani
WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell has called on President Obama's administration in the US to take a lead...% in the US in 2010, Sorrell warned this was likely to be a brief respite in a generally declining market, calling it "a bit of dead-cat bounce".
Controversially, Sorrell called for further cuts to be made ...
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 ...
11 May 2007
Sir Martin Sorrell was named the UK's longest-serving FTSE 100 chief executive in a Times survey
13 May 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON – Sir Martin Sorrell has said that the industry needs to understand the contribution...Sir Martin congratulated the creative and design body for staging the event, which will feature a series of exhibitions, seminars, lectures and workshops, as well as the body's traditional awards ...
. Much of our future prosperity depends on it," Sir Martin said.
The initiative from D&AD will showcase ...
13 Nov 2009
| by Pippa Considine
Sir Martin Sorrell says agency heads tend to be resistant to change. Is he right?...Last week, the WPP chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell, claimed that
brands are not spending ...
at ad:tech New York, Sorrell came down on brands for investing
an average of 13 per cent ...
to be of
an older vintage - to put it politely," Sorrell said. "They tend to be
resistant to change and want ...