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'A Step Backwards in Employee Support': WPP Staff Fire Back On Four-Day Office Return Mandate

A Change.org petition was set up by current WPP employees, who are disgruntled with the company's recent RTO mandate.

International Business Times UK

Lloyds bankers could face bonus cut if not in office two days a week

Group reviews office attendance as part of performance-related bonus targets for senior employees

The Guardian - UK

Amazon's sweeping RTO mandate might end up being more lax in Europe than in the U.S., report says

Amazon's workers in the U.K. have a legal right to request flexible work, while those in the Netherlands are following earlier guidance on hybrid work.

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Global ad giant WPP issues sweeping RTO mandate for its 114,000 staff, calling them back to the office 4 days a week

"I believe that we do our best work when we are together in person," CEO Mark Read wrote in the memo viewed by Fortune.

Fortune

When two advertising giants merge, how are creatives affected?

The true impact of the Omnicom/IPG merger: explained.

Creative Bloq

Omnicom Inks $13 Billion Deal For Interpublic: Will It Topple WPP As Top Ad Company?

Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group are nearing a $13–$14 billion merger to create the largest advertising company, reshaping the industry amidst AI challenges and competition.

Benzinga

FTSE drops further as pound slides to two-month low

London’s top index finished 47.90 points, or 0.58%, lower to end the day at 8,258.64.

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How Europe’s tech-shy Fortune 500 is embracing AI

The Fortune 500 Europe has a feeble share of tech companies. But its industrial giants are increasingly turning to generative AI.

Fortune

WPP offloads stake in FGS Global for £611 million

Marketing giant WPP has sold its stake in public relations firm FGS Global for £611 million.

Evening Standard

Nothing in this Coca-Cola ad is real, but get used to it

Nvidia, WPP and The Coca-Cola Company combine to reveal new generative AI tools at Siggraph.

Creative Bloq

Brian Lesser Returns To GroupM as Global CEO

Executive had headed AT&T’s Xandr, InfoSum

Broadcasting & Cable

Top WPP advertising executive hit by scammers using voice cloning attack

AI-powered scams are getting more dangerous and businesses need to be as vigilant as ever.

TechRadar

CEO of world’s biggest ad firm targeted by deepfake scam

Exclusive: fraudsters impersonated WPP’s CEO using a fake WhatsApp account, a voice clone and YouTube footage used in a virtual meet

The Guardian - US

Google’s Gemini AI to help write and narrate ads for marketing behemoth WPP

The narration system will use Gemini 1.5 Pro to create customisable video narration scripts, which are then sent to London startup Eleven Labs to generate a voice to narrate videos

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Ad market still in the mire warns S4 Capital boss Sir Martin Sorrell

Advertising guru Sir Martin Sorrell admitted today to a “difficult” year due to recession fears and higher interest rates as his S4 Capital made a loss of £6 million.

Evening Standard

Ad giant WPP sees profit slump as tech giants slash spending

WPP saw a 70% slump in profits for the year as big tech pulled back on advertising amid a sluggish global market.

Evening Standard

Ad guru Martin Sorrell warns to rocky year to come

Tech giants cut back on marketing spend

The Guardian - US

Revealed: more than 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access

UN organizers allow groups that have obstructed fossil fuel regulations and other climate action to attend, watchdog finds

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The Guardian - US

Revealed: over 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access

UN organizers allow groups that have obstructed fossil fuel regulations and other climate action to attend, watchdog finds

Evening Standard

WPP cuts forecasts again as takeover talk swirls around ad group

A GLOBAL slowdown in spending by US tech giants forced WPP into its second revenue warning this year amid wider caution among big consumer goods giants.

The Guardian - UK

‘In tatters’: can Martin Sorrell return S4 Capital to top table of ad world?

‘Faster, cheaper, better’ digital model that helped build business into £5.2bn company has been hit hard by advertising recession

Evening Standard

S4 shares crash as Sorrell warns clients cutting spend amid ‘fears of recession’

S4 has now cut sales forecasts for the second time in three months

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Shares higher, pound up on US jobs report, WPP slides as tech slowdown hits profits

WPP shares have fallen sharply after the advertising and marketing group revealed delays in spending by tech sector clients.

Evening Standard

Tech giants cut ad spending in blow to WPP and global economy

Amazon and Apple turn cautious in hit to ad spend

Evening Standard

Boost for London creative sector as Havas swoops for Uncommon

Uncommon has made ads for Google and ITV, as well as British Airways’ safety briefing starring Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Raducanu

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