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The DAS Group (Diversified Agency Services), the Omnicom owned global group of marketing services companies, announced recently that it had acquired the Washington DC-based firm DDC Advocacy. Omnicom's latest acquisition is a full-service public...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The multichannel marketing agency RAPP, itself a part of The DAS Group of Companies, a division of the Omnicom Group, announced yesterday its acquisition of UK-based brand and retail agency, Haygarth for a sum that has yet to be disclosed. The deal...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The planned merger of major, global advertising holding firms Publicis and the Omnicom Group has hit a few major hurdles of late, which will need to be resolved before the $35 billion merger can take place. The first major hurdle to overcome will be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a continution of FindGood's effort to see what smaller marketing agencies are saying about the Publicis/Omnicom merger, we asked MD of marketing agency Incite, Kristian Gough what he thought about the upcoming move and how he saw it affecting the...
Posted by: FindGood
In a joint statement released yesterday, the global advertising holding groups Publicis and Omnicom officially announced that they had terminated their proposed $35 million merger, following weeks of speculation. The agreement was mutual, and came...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Omnicom recently announced the launch of “We Are UNLIMITED;” a new full-service advertising agency specifically created to service McDonald’s in the US. Unlimited, as the agency will be referred to, integrates strategic, creative and analytical...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was announced yesterday that MediaCom USA has hired industry veteran Thomas Rocco as managing partner and group account director as the lead on the agency's iconic Subway account. He joins MediaCom from Omnicom, where he served as executive vice...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Hot on the heels of this year's Cannes Lions Festival, Publicis CEO Maurice Levy has made a statement admitting that the planned merger between his group and Omnicom, which fell apart back in May, will cost the company between 40 and 50 million...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a shocking move, it would appear that Omnicom's OMD have poached the $1 billion-plus Johnson & Johnson US media buying account from Interpublic's J3, a unit of UM dedicated solely to J&J business. The shift is effective immediately. However,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The leading marketing consulting, analytics and research firm, Optimal Strategix Group (OSG), announced last week that they have been included on the Inc. 500|5000 list for the fifth consecutive year. The annual Inc. 500|5000 list is an exclusive...
Posted by: Creativepool
2013 is nearly over, and hasn't it flown! We have had a great year and thought we would take a moment to showcase our Top 10 companies of the year. These are the companies with the most views and follows. Some award winning, talented and awesome...
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MEC has made it into the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For 2016, making it the sixth consecutive year that the global media agency has been named on the list. MEC secured 68th place in the list this year and competed against over...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
AKQA has invited the top 10 construction equipment companies of the world to adopt its new open source software to protect nature reserves from destruction. Despite their protective status, one third of the areas are under threat from human...
Posted by: AKQA
With only days to go before the eighth-season of Game of Thrones, we’re having a hard time staying out of a medieval mindset. And since we quickly realised that trying to quell our excitement over the return of all our heroes (and villains)...
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Working Mother magazine has recently unveiled their “Best Companies for Multicultural Women” for 2014. This is a great honour, which recognises and celebrates the 25 corporations based in the U.S. that utilise the best practices in hiring...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As I reflect on the recent changes in the fashion industry, I am compelled to write about an issue that has been on my mind for quite some time: Why do holding companies “hate” female creative directors? The idea first occurred to me...
Posted by: Maksimilian Kallhed
Yesterday, Working Mother, the magazine for career-committed mothers, announced their 100 Best Companies for “Outstanding leadership in establishing policies, programs and corporate culture that supports working moms” in 2014 by including...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Resource is the first major event dedicated to the circular economy, and is set to uncover the next generation of UK entrepreneurs, experts and innovators, who can help UK businesses of the future adopt a circular economic approach. The term...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Philadelphia based advertising agency Stream Companies announced yesterday that they have been accepted into the Facebook Studio's 'Gallery' for their work on La Yogurt Probiotic's '”Bottomless Cup” campaign. The campaign ran throughout...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tons of emails find their way into our inbox - as it is true in most cases. Amongst all this noise, it is just natural that one or two things may not be exactly relevant for all our needs. And no, we're not just talking about spammy international...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
AI fever has swept the world over the past year, and businesses are scrambling to figure out how best they can take advantage of it to improve efficiency and profits, so it’s interesting to see how artificial intelligence interprets some of the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
One of the key things that customers or clients search for in companies is that they can be relied on. Whether this is to provide them with food products, a new mortgage or simply to ensure that they deliver on their promises it is important that...
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Just 20% of UK news audiences feel confident that the news they are reading is real and 70% want social media companies to take more responsibility for tackling fake news, research conducted for the7stars, the UK’s largest independent media...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Today’s Brand Case Studies celebrates not one but three different creative makers and craftspeople who are forging new paths in the spirit of the old ways. We’re a fan of highlighting smaller brands who contribute to - rather than add to...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s recent finding that top law and accounting firms are shunning talented working class applicants in favour of more privileged candidates made me think hard about diversity in my own industry,...
Posted by: Annette King
A major healthcare provider, a pay TV company and a large mobile network - probably the ones of which you are thinking - were all in a position to bag me as a paying customer this week. I'd either seen their advertising or found their website - or...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Two new products have been announced recently which could really help bring young people into the world of technology at a younger age and in a more substantial and meaningful way. For the very young (toddlers and younger) there's the Ily, a voice,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was announced this week that Group M will merge both the global operations and teams of its MEC and Maxus agencies into a brand new agency, which has yet to be named. This currently nameless agency will be led by MEC's Global CEO, Tim Castree,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
From today, Havas will become a (literally) united front, with Havas Creative Group and Havas Media Group no longer existing as divisions, but uniting under one regional P&L. With this change, Havas Media Group's global managing director and...
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Grey Group has announced the acquisition of award-winning boutique advertising and digital agency nudeJEH in Thailand. Following the acquisition, nudeJEH will join Grey Group Thailand and be known as GREYnJ United. Founded in 2011 through the merger...
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It was announced recently that Matomy Media Group has agreed to sell just under 25% of itself to the French media conglomerate Publicis after the Israel-based company floated on the London stock market. Publicis will be buying 20% of Matomy's shares,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Grey London launches The Rules of Cheese This summer, Grey London has re-launched the nation’s favourite cheese brand, Cathedral City. The fully integrated brand re-launch from Dairy Crest, which carries the tag-line “Love Cheese?...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Following the formation of MullenLowe Group in May 2015 - from the merger of IPG agencies Mullen in the US with global creative network Lowe and Partners - the network today has unveiled plans for its new global corporate identity. The...
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Adding to its agency portfolio, the Stagwell Group has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Code and Theory, a digital creative shop based in New York with offices in Atlanta, London, San Francisco, and Manila, the Philippines. Code and...
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Vivendi announced today that it has entered into the purchase agreement with the Bolloré Group regarding the approximately 60% majority stake Bolloré Group holds in Havas. The execution of this agreement by Vivendi's Management Board follows the...
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"Life is too short to work with people you don't like or respect." Russ Lidstone grew up in a small fishing town in Devon. Not many can easily get out of that life. To an extent, your roots and background are exactly what defines you, and it's not...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial