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Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that VML elevated longtime chief creative officer Debbi Vandeven to global president over 55-plus markets, the first major appointment under incoming CEO Eric Campbell, who succeeds Jon Cook in January 2027.
Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Harvest Hill Beverage Company named Goodby Silverstein & Partners its first-ever creative agency of record, covering SunnyD, Juicy Juice, Little Hug, Daily’s Cocktails and Nutrament, while working alongside Omnicom media agency UM.
Nov 13Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that holding company CEOs are fighting openly over whether handshake deals, like Publicis’s pitchless wins of PepsiCo media and LVMH Asia-Pacific from Omnicom and WPP, replace proper due diligence.
Nov 10Adweek’s Rebecca Stewart and Christopher Cicchiello report that Publicis Groupe published an open letter rebutting WPP CEO Cindy Rose’s October 29 earnings-call remarks on pitchless “CEO handshake” wins.
Nov 6Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports Stagwell posted its best quarter in five years as a public company, with Q3 net revenue up 8% year over year to $664 million and EBITDA up 25% to $145 million.
Nov 2Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Stagwell posted 8% year over year net revenue growth to $664 million in Q3, its best quarter in five years as a public company.
Nov 2Ad Age reports that Omnicom has won Coca-Cola’s North America media business. The decision means Coke and rival PepsiCo have effectively swapped media agencies in an all-important market, with Omnicom and Publicis trading their biggest beverage clients.
Oct 27Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Dentsu Creative won Diageo’s U.S. trade and shopper marketing business after a competitive review, consolidating work previously spread across multiple agencies and extending a 25-year client relationship.
Oct 22Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that WPP retained Coca-Cola’s global media account while Omnicom won the North American business, following two separate competitive reviews.
Oct 22Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that the FTC has approved Publicis Groupe’s $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp, closing a key regulatory hurdle. The order imposes five-year guardrails requiring firewalls so Publicis cannot access competitors’ customer data through LiveRamp’s platform.
Oct 21Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Havas is growing in North America while other regions lag, with CFO François Laroze indicating the holding company will soon add to the eight acquisitions it has already made this year.
Oct 16Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Stagwell and ServiceNow signed a three-year deal, with Code and Theory, 72andSunny, Allison Worldwide, and Movers+Shakers named lead agencies as Stagwell adopts ServiceNow’s AI platform company-wide.
Oct 15Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Horizon Media Holdings president Bob Lord publicly called FTE billing the “old system,” arguing AI pressure should push agencies toward outcome-based remuneration instead.
Oct 10Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that WPP has tapped McCann global CEO Tyler Turnbull to lead WPP Creative, citing sources close to the matter.
Oct 10Campaign US’s Emmy Liederman reports that Stagwell has launched Stagwell Media, uniting its global media capabilities under one roof, led by former Assembly Global CEO Liz Rutgersson.
Oct 6Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Jon Cook is stepping down after 25 years at VML, handing the global CEO role to longtime friend and partner Eric Campbell.
Oct 6Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Jon Cook is stepping down as global CEO of VML and WPP Creative after three decades, with Eric Campbell succeeding him while keeping his North America CEO title.
Oct 3Adweek’s Christopher Cicchiello reports that Dave & Buster’s named Gut as creative agency of record and Mediaplus as media AOR, replacing incumbents Deloitte Digital and Dentsu X following a competitive pitch.
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