WPP plc
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Armageddon-free period lifts WPP revenue - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 23 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
On a comparable basis, the revenue fall was 8.7%, though that was better than the 10.5% comparable sales drop in the second quarter. Consensus estimates were for a 9.3% sales fall.
WPP revenue up 17%, helped by acquisitions - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 24 days 1 hour 45 minutes ago
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Miners, technology, auto firms boost Europe shares - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 24 days 5 minutes ago
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Ad agency group praises Microsoft, Yahoo pact - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 14 hours 22 minutes ago
"We believe that Yahoo and Microsoft's proposal to combine their technologies and search platforms is good for advertisers, marketing services agencies, Web site publishers and consumers," the American Association of Advertising Agencies said in a statement.
Updates, advisories and surprises - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 24 days 1 hour 19 minutes ago
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European shares edge lower - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 24 days 1 hour 19 minutes ago
U.K. house prices up 0.4% in October: Nationwide
TMT SUMMIT:WPP Sees Return To Organic Revenue Growth In 2Q 10
Wall Street Journal, The | 4 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BARCELONA (Dow Jones)--WPP PLC's (WPP.LN) Chief Executive said the group should start seeing organic revenue growth in the second quarter of next year, if current trends continue.
WPP Chief Tempers Hopes For Ad Upturn
Discovery Executive NewsBlast | 63 days 4 hours 41 minutes ago
The Wall Street Journal talks to Sir Martin Sorrell, who runs the U.K.'s WPP PLC, about how the downturn affected advertising and his view of the future. In this Q-and-A, Sorrell says CEOs are feeling...
Added Value Launches Global Marketing Initiatives [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 55 days 2 hours 39 minutes ago
LONDON, September 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Added Value is launching AV-id (TM), a digital insight and innovation platform that leverages the principles of social networking to help clients explore, develop and refine conceptual marketing ideas in real time.
Added Value US Uses the Art of the Archetype to Bring Global Brands to Life [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 20 hours 38 minutes ago
...Added Value is now one of the largest operations within WPP's Kantar division www.kantar.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WPP plc. WPP is the world leader in marketing communications services...
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Promotes Nathan Friedman to Managing Director, Chicago [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 39 days 15 hours 41 minutes ago
...through its subsidiary Ogilvy Government Relations. Ogilvy PR is part of the WPP plc, one of the world's largest communications services organizations , ( www.wpp.com). For more information, visit our Web site at www.ogilvypr.icom...
UPDATE: WPP Soars On Margin Improvement, Revenue Outlook
Wall Street Journal, The | 23 days 22 hours 28 minutes ago
(Adds detail, background, analyst and CEO comment.) By Ruth Bender Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES PARIS (Dow Jones)--WPP PLC, the world's largest marketing company by revenue, was the second-highest riser on the bluechip FTSE 100 Friday after it said market conditions were "less worse" and margins improved strongly compared with the first half on cost cutting.
OCTOBER 30, 2009, 10:45 A.M. ET WPP Says Too Early to Call Advertising Recovery
Barron's (subscription required) | 23 days 18 hours 1 minute ago
WPP PLC, the world's largest marketing company by revenue, said Friday it was still too early to say that global advertising markets are recovering as it posted an 8.7% drop in like-for-like revenue, but added that confidence among clients was improving.
WPP Buys 51% Stake In Minteraction Co, Thailand >WPP.LN
Wall Street Journal, The | 23 days 23 hours 29 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--WPP PLC (WPP.LN) said Friday that will acquire a 51% stake in mInteraction Company Limited, a digital agency in Thailand, subject to obtaining all relevant regulatory approvals; mInteraction will form part of GroupM, the leading global media investment management parent company.
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Company Overview
| Company: | WPP plc |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Advertising & Marketing |
| Website: | http://www.wpp.com |
Marketing and advertising services bind this group together. WPP is one of the world's largest media and communications services conglomerates, with operations in more than 100 countries. Its flagship advertising agency networks, including Grey Worldwide, JWT, Ogilvy & Mather, and Young & Rubicam, offer creative campaign development and brand management services. WPP's holdings also include public relations firms, media buying and planning agencies, and many specialized marketing and communications units. In addition, its Kantar Group division is one of the world's leading market research organizations. In a huge move to fortify Kantar's operations, WPP bought rival TNS in October 2008.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 10,821.3 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -12.4 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 743.8 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -20.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 112,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 24.4 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |