28 Sep 2010
WPP has asked us to point out and we accept that, although it has had discussions with AKQA...We wish to reiterate that WPP had denied any interest in making a bid as at the date of publication and Campaign is happy to make WPP's position clear and unreservedly apologises for any misunderstanding. ...
11 Jun 2010
| by Claire Beale
In a quarter of a century, WPP has gone from a shopping baskets manufacturer to the world's biggest...WPP's 2010 annual report begins by trying to explain "Why We Exist". For anyone who has ever pondered the issue, WPP's answer (the short version at least) runs thus: "To develop and manage talent ...
with profit." Don't imagine that the order of the mantra is arbitrary. The longer version explains that WPP ...
20 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
WPP has completed its third acquisition in six weeks, buying Singapore-based digital agency Yolk...Economic Development Board. The acquisition continues WPP's expansion into rapidly expanding markets and digital media.
In the past two months WPP has bought two agencies in the US , including Marketing Direct, which will form the core of KBM Groups's healthcare division.
In October, WPP reported a 12 ...
21 Jul 2011
| by Claire Beale
John O'Keeffe has elevated WPP to Holding Company of the Year in Cannes in just three years as its...It's said that when WPP was revealed as the inaugural Holding Company of the Year in Cannes ...
creative holding company; WPP's reputation has been as the more financially geared, controlling business. Where WPP has made the shrewder acquisitions, built arguably the more powerful media, data and digital ...
04 Aug 2011
It seems that WPP, the reigning Holding Company of the Year at Cannes, has developed a new weapon
16 Apr 2007
| by Lisa Simmons
LONDON - WPP Group has invested an undisclosed sum in VideoEgg, a video content and ad network...provide a combined audience of more than 12 million unique users. WPP joins existing VideoEgg investors ...
26 Oct 2007
| by Staff
BEIJING - WPP Group has bought its fifth Chinese agency in the last year as it acquires a majority...part of WPP s below the line business Bates Asia. WPP said acquiring a majority stake in the agency ...
teams. The acquisition marks WPP s latest expansion into the Chinese marketing sector, having already ...
, which is leading the launch of MySpace in China. Prior to that, WPP-owned Grey Group acquired a ...
13 Sep 2010
| by Sara Kimberley
WPP-owned integrated agency G2 has acquired a majority stake in DPI, one of Greater China's shopper...The acquisition is part of WPP s plans to invest further in its fourth-largest market. The group ...
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Clients include Doll, Ferrero, GlaxoSmithKline and Nestea and Procter Gamble.
In July WPP Digital, the digital investment arm of WPP, acquired a minority stake in Leading Smart Holdings , a BVI (British Virgin ...
03 Jul 2008
| by Tristan O'Carroll
LONDON - Market research outfit Taylor Nelson Sofres has rejected a third takeover attempt from WPP...In a statement released to the London Stock Exchange this morning, TNS told WPP to "stop ...
three proposals from WPP, each of which substantially undervalues the company. WPP has received materially the same information as has been provided to GfK." Brydon went on: "WPP has got all ...
09 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
WPP has bought US DM agency Marketing Direct for an undisclosed sum, in a deal brokered through KBM....
WPP bought North American and Dutch agency Taxi in November, again for an undisclosed sum.
WPP ...