WPP chief: Emerging markets are key to agencies' future

WPP Group's future success will be dependent on its ability to serve Asia and other rapidly developing markets, master new media and meet the demand for research, chief executive Martin Sorrell said. "There's a shift in power, which I still don't think we fully understand here standing in New York, from the West to the East -- and modify that to the South," Sorrell, referring to emerging markets, said at an industry event. "Every single client we deal with is focusing on these parts of the world for growth."

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