WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to KKR as group growth flounders August 7, 2024 WPP also reported its interim results in a separate announcement. Despite flat revenue at £7.2bn, there was a 2.6 per cent drop on a like-for-like basis.
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AI deepfake scams hit FTSE 100 bosses July 10, 2024 Back in May, the chief executive of WPP revealed he was targeted by a deepfake scam which involved his voice being cloned on a company Microsoft Teams call.
PR takeovers are all the rage as private equity piles in July 3, 2024 Jess Jones takes a look at why M&A activity in the PR sector is on the rise, and asks whether it will continue
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London’s most respected ad guru on why data giants Publicis and WPP have it wrong May 13, 2024 The former chief of operations at Publicis says brands that still launch with a TV ad and a poster blows his mind.
Meet the founder using disability to his advantage as a business leader April 26, 2024 Worried your disability might affect your chances of building a business? Entrepreneur Martyn Sibley tells Ambition A.M. why it won't.