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UPDATE 1-WPP trading improves, investors back pay scheme

(Adds AGM vote) LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Martin Sorrell's WPP, the world's largest advertising group, said trading had improved in the last two months due to strong growth in the United States and Britain. The firm said revenue on a like-for-like basis was up 7.6 percent in the fir

WPP's Revenues Continue To Rise; Strong Sterling Taking Its Toll

WPP says demand in U.S. and Britain helps trading to improve

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Martin Sorrell's WPP said trading had improved in the last two months due to strong growth in advertising markets in the United States and Britain. The firm, the world's largest advertising group, said revenue on a like-for-like basis was up 7.6 percent in the f

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Bank of England, US oil, RBS

Bankers seized on fresh evidence that the housing market may be starting to cool to urge the Bank of England to stay its hand and refrain from widely expected curbs on mortgage lending tomorrow. The British Bankers' Association described new data yesterday showing that mortgage approvals fell for th

MEDIA-Scottish Widows Investment Partnership to back WPP's renumeration policies - Sky News

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INTERVIEW, UPDATE 1-Publicis to focus on digital deals post Omnicom collapse

(Adds details, quote) LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Publicis Chief Executive Maurice Levy said he would shift the French advertising group more quickly and deeply into digital following the collapse of the merger with Omnicom. The 72-year-old Levy said this would be his main focus, whil

WPP subsidiary acquires stake in Vietnamese digital agency

Advertising group WPP on Thursday announced that its wholly-owned operating company, XM Asia, has signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Sofresh, a digital agency in Vietnam. The firm, which was founded in 2007, develops digital strategies, ideas and campaigns, and builds e-commerce platforms

WPP Buys Majority Of Vietnamese Digital Creative Agency Sofresh

LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC said Thursday its operating company XM Asia has acquired a majority stake in Vietnamese digital creative agency Sofresh Co Ltd. Sofresh has a range of clients including Diageo PLC, GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Unilever PLC. It had revenues of VND35.7 billion in 2

London close: FTSE ends modestly higher ahead of Fed statement

- All eyes on Fed - Unanimous vote by BoE MPC - Investors poised for "imminent" takeover bid techMARK 2,804.94 +0.37% FTSE 100 6,778.56 +0.17% FTSE 250 15,624.20 +0.25% The FTSE ended today's session higher ahead of the latest statement release by the Federal Reserve and following the publication

FTSE 100 movers: Shire continues to soar on potential bids

Shire's shares have spiked higher on rumours that Allergan could bid for the company in an effort to fend off a hostile takeover attempt by Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Bloomberg cited an analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey who said that a bid is "imminent" and "makes strategic sense" for the US compa

WPP's second quarter to improve, says CEO

WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell has said second quarter trading could surpass its robust set of results in the previous three months. "I think we are stronger than the first quarter," he said in an interview with Reuters at the Cannes Lions advertising festival. "April was strong, May was not

WPP's Millward Brown Buys Dutch-Based Marketing Strategy Consultants

LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Tuesday said brand, media and communications research division Millward Brown has bought Netherlands-based marketing strategy consultants EffectiveBrands Holding BV. It didn't give any financial details of the transaction. EffectiveB

WPP buys marketing consulting firm EffectiveBrands

Media giant WPP has bought EffectiveBrands, the Amsterdam-headquartered marketing strategy consulting firm. The deal will combine EffectiveBrands with the strategy consulting unit of WPP's brand, media and communications arm Millward Brown to form Millward Brown Vermeer. "Millward Brown Vermeer wi

Global advertising to expand this year helped by World Cup

PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - The global advertising market is set to grow 5.4 percent this year to reach $524 billion helped by a boost in television ads during the soccer World Cup, according to media buyer Zenith Optimedia. The Publicis-owned forecasting unit shaved 0.1 percent off an earli

WPP's Grey Acquires Majority Stake In Circus Peru

LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Thursday said its wholly-owned operating company Grey, a global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Circus Peru SA, the largest independent advertising agency in Peru. The company did not provide a