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Omnicom CEO John Wren Made $15 Million Last Year (OMC)
Omnicom CEO John Wren — whose company owns BBDO, DDB, TBWA and other ad agency brands — made just under $15 million in compensation last year. His pay was roughly flat from the year before (see chart...
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Some Experts Are Questioning Omnicom And Publicis' Potential Merger
A reported mega-merger between the advertising giants Omnicom and Publicis is unlikely because of regulatory concerns, experts have cautioned.The pair were reported to be in “late stage” talks to...
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REPORT: Publicis And Omnicom Have Agreed To Merge; 8 AM Press Conference...
The Wall Street Journal reports that Omnicom and Publicis Groupe have agreed to merge:Omnicom OMC and Publicis Groupe SA, the world's second- and third-biggest advertising companies, have agreed to...
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Omnicom And Publicis Announce Completely Unexpected Merger In Paris (OMC)
Publicis and Omnicom just finished their first press conference announcing their merger, creating the world's largest ad agency holding company.Here's the official announcement.The merger is...
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Here's The Big Downside To The Publicis-Omnicom Merger (OMC)
The first "Publicis Omnicom Groupe" press conference ended today amid applause and smiles at the news that the two ad agency holding companies will combine to become the world's largest ad network,...
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Publicis And Omnicom CEOs Tell Wall Street They Don't See Any Client Losses...
Omnicom CEO John Wren and Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy were asked repeatedly about client conflicts on their call with Wall Street investors this morning. The call was held to describe the merger...
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Everyone Is Talking About The Publicis-Omnicom Merger [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Of course the biggest news from this weekend is that formerly number two and three holding companies, Publicis and Omnicom, merged. Revenues for...
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These Are Worst Client Conflicts Created By The Biggest Ad Company Merger Ever
When a major marketer chooses to spend hundreds of millions of dollars with a certain ad agency, it usually doesn't expect its arch rival to be housed under the same roof.But after holding companies...
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Advertising Stocks Hit Brand New Highs In Anticipation Of More Mergers
Wall Street is still reacted to Sunday's Publicis-Omnicom merger by driving up stock prices for competing companies in speculation that a wave of M&A might sweep the sector.Although Omnicom and...
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Android Is Starting To Dominate The Global Tablet Market
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Android...
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How Martin Sorrell Can Exploit The Omnicom-Publicis Merger
Sir Martin Sorrell is more used to making the news rather than reacting to it. But it was in reaction mode that he found himself last weekend when he learnt that Omnicom and Publicis were to merge.If...
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WPP's Sorrell Uses Earnings Call To Insult 'Sludgy Brown' Publicis-Omnicom...
In its first earnings presentation since Omnicom and Publicis announced they planned to merge last month,WPP expressed a lack of concern Thursday at the consolidation that would knock it from its perch...
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WPP's Sorrell Says Publicis-Omnicom Group Doesn't Stand A Chance Against...
The head of WPP, the world's largest advertising holding company, said major players in online data management like Nielsen, Facebook, and Google are now the company's main competitors, standing...
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Twitter Is Now Worth Nearly As Much As The World's Largest Advertising...
In the latest piece of evidence that the advertising world once dominated by Mad Men creatives is giving way to one owned by technology and analytics gurus, a social media network in its first day of...
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Massive Ad Industry Merger Collapses
The $35 billion merger between Omnicom and Publicis Groupe SA has been called off, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. The merger, first announced this past July, would have created the...
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Airbnb Is Running Its First Ever Global Ad Campaign — Here's What It Looks...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Airbnb is running its first global advertising campaign. Created by its ad agency Pereira & O'Dell and directed by Alma Har'el of Tool, the...
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Culture Clash Killed A $35 Billion Merger
While regulatory approval has been known to halt a merger in its tracks, a $35 billion pending acquisition that could have resulted in the largest advertising agency on the planet has been scrapped for...
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TV Broadcasters Ought To Be Worried About The Looming Shift Away From TV...
Omnicom Group, the world's second largest advertising holding company by revenue, just gave the market another major indication that TV dollars are moving to digital. Speaking on the company's...
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Omnicom CEO John Wren earned a 33% pay rise to $24 million in the year of its...
John Wren, the CEO of the second largest advertising agency holding group in the world, Omnicom, received $24 million in compensation in 2014 — the same year as his company's failed $35 billion merger...
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Analyst advises investors in ad agencies to 'move to the sidelines' or 'exit...
Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser has downgraded his stock ratings for all of the advertising agency holding companies Pivotal covers — reducing IPG from buy to hold, and WPP, Omnicom, and...
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