Claire Beale

There is a simple answer to clients' media concerns

There is a simple answer to clients' media concerns

Is the media industry about to be nuked? Could a bunch of US advertisers, convinced they're being cheated and lied to, knife the business and send our entire industry crashing? Er, maybe

S4 Capital paid Sir Martin Sorrell $180,000 in 2018

S4 Capital paid Sir Martin Sorrell $180,000 in 2018

S4 Capital, the advertising business Sir Martin Sorrell launched after leaving WPP last year, has published its first annual report.

Publicis Groupe acquires Epsilon in its biggest ever deal

Publicis Groupe acquires Epsilon in its biggest ever deal

$4.4 billion deal will also see Publicis Groupe enter a strategic partnership with Epsilon's current owner Alliance Data.

DDB harks back to founding trio in new corporate identity

DDB harks back to founding trio in new corporate identity

Ned Doyle, Mac Dane and Bill Bernbach founded their agency in New York in 1949.

Publicis' Arthur Sadoun: 'Honestly, my job is tougher than I expected'

Publicis' Arthur Sadoun: 'Honestly, my job is tougher than I expected'

Speaking exclusively to Campaign, Sadoun set Publicis Groupe's full-year results in the context of the changing nature of the advertising business and the challenges facing the company.

Piyush Pandey to take over as Ogilvy's global CCO

Piyush Pandey to take over as Ogilvy's global CCO

Pandey will continue to be based in Mumbai and takes on a brief to raise the quality of creativity across the Ogilvy network

Global agencies unite to challenge bullying clients and crippling payment terms

Global agencies unite to challenge bullying clients and crippling payment terms

VoxComm has 11 member associations, including agency groups from Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.

Longtime Campaign UK editor bids farewell

Longtime Campaign UK editor bids farewell

"My love has always been for the people and the work."

Dentsu Aegis Network rolls non-Japanese creative shops into Dentsumcgarrybowen

Dentsu Aegis Network rolls non-Japanese creative shops into Dentsumcgarrybowen

Merlee Jayme to be global co-president in Singapore alongside Jon Dupuis in New York. Gordon Bowen and Ned Crowley also take leadership roles at new operation.

Publicis Groupe launches money-back guarantee to marketers

Publicis Groupe launches money-back guarantee to marketers

Publicis Groupe has unveiled a new service that promises marketers a complete refund if it fails to meet agreed performance targets for campaigns.

WPP's global CCO John O'Keeffe departs

WPP's global CCO John O'Keeffe departs

Holding company has handed agencies more responsibility for creative standards.

Publicis Groupe promotes Justin Billingsley to global chief marketing officer

Publicis Groupe promotes Justin Billingsley to global chief marketing officer

He takes on newly created post in addition to his responsibilities as chairman of Publicis Emil and Publicis One Touch.

Arthur Sadoun on COVID-19, marketer advice and whether Publicis will stay independent

Arthur Sadoun on COVID-19, marketer advice and whether Publicis will stay independent

Company has reported 17.1% increase in net revenue but 2.9% fall in organic growth.

Publicis Groupe reports 3% fall in organic revenue and plans cuts amid COVID-19

Publicis Groupe reports 3% fall in organic revenue and plans cuts amid COVID-19

Company will introduce reduced hours, furloughing and some job cuts this week.

Arthur Sadoun: 'There will be no consolidation of agency brands'

Arthur Sadoun: 'There will be no consolidation of agency brands'

'The last 12 months have been a tough fight for transformation, but without a doubt a necessary one,' holding company chief said.

Robert Senior steps down from Saatchi & Saatchi

Robert Senior steps down from Saatchi & Saatchi

To be replaced by Magnus Djaba, UK chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon

Rewind 2016: Opinion: Rise of the f*** off fund

Rewind 2016: Opinion: Rise of the f*** off fund

Gen Z will demand that their work is an opportunity for self-discovery and self-development, contends the author

Nick Law quits R/GA for lead creative role across Publicis Groupe

Nick Law quits R/GA for lead creative role across Publicis Groupe

Publicis Group chairman and CEO, Arthur Sadoun, said that he had been courting Law for eight months

Publicis Groupe withdraws from marketing and awards to focus on AI-powered platform Marcel

Publicis Groupe withdraws from marketing and awards to focus on AI-powered platform Marcel

To pull back marketing investment for the next 365 days

Ogilvy unveils new identity: CEO Seifert explains agency's new structure and purpose

Ogilvy unveils new identity: CEO Seifert explains agency's new structure and purpose

Ogilvy is ditching Mather, introducing a new corporate identity and cementing months of streamlining with a simplified organisational structure that chief executive John Seifert says will "build a new model for our industry".

Droga5: 'We got ahead of ourselves'

Droga5: 'We got ahead of ourselves'

David Droga on why the London ops launched in 2013 failed, and the second attempt

The man who made Grey matter

The man who made Grey matter

Grey's chairman and chief creative officer has a reputation for cockiness and vanity but also for resurrecting his agency. Claire Beale seeks out the real Nils Leonard

Claire Beale: Trends rely on fundamentals

Claire Beale: Trends rely on fundamentals

Social media is important. But it's time for a fresh perspective - and a bit less hot air in locked rooms, says the author.

Notes on a scandal: Things will never be the same after Sorrell exit

Notes on a scandal: Things will never be the same after Sorrell exit

Sir Martin Sorrell's departure ends the recent turmoil, but WPP must change.