WPP acquires German digital media specialist
7th Jan 2014 08:26
GroupM, the wholly-owned operating company of WPP, has acquired plista, a digital media specialist in Germany. plista, an online advertising specialist that employs about 100 people, brings advertisers and publishers together via its data-driven proprietary content and advertising platform, which G
Read moreBroker snap: Take profits at Euromoney, Westhouse recommends
20th Dec 2013 10:57
Westhouse Securities has downgraded its rating for magazine publisher Euromoney Institutional Investor from 'neutral' to 'sell', saying that the stock's valuation is looking stretched. The broker explained that the share price has increased by 12% since it last updated its forecasts and increased i
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to rise ahead of consumer confidence data, GDP
20th Dec 2013 07:46
Market sources predict the FTSE 100 will open nine points up from yesterday's close of 6584.70 ahead of the release of UK consumer confidence and economic growth figures. GfK's consumer confidence is expected to rise modestly in December to -11 from -12 in November. The final estimate of UK gross
Read moreWPP buys Unilever media services firm in Philippines
20th Dec 2013 07:08
Advertising and media giant WPP is set to snap up the business and assets of Media Arts System and Services Company (MASSCOM), a Philippines-based media agency that works closely with Unilever. Founded in 1986, MASSCOM was set up to serve consumer good group Unilever exclusively in the Philippines.
Read moreWPP buys major stakes in Russian and Indian pair - UPDATE
18th Dec 2013 13:30
Media and advertising giant WPP has snapped up majority stakes in Russia- and Ukraine-focused market research group ARMI-Marketing and in one of India's largest rural communications and marketing services providers. Moscow-headquartered ARMI is to be acquired by WPP's brand, media and communication
Read moreWPP buys majority stake in Russian market research group
18th Dec 2013 07:26
Media and advertising giant WPP has snapped up a majority stake in Russia- and Ukraine-focused market research group ARMI-Marketing. Moscow-headquartered ARMI is to be acquired by WPP's brand, media and communications research arm, Millward Brown. Founded in 1992, ARM employs 200 people and works
Read moreLondon pre-open: Markets to pull back after strong surge
17th Dec 2013 07:30
Markets are expected to open in the red on Tuesday morning after a strong surge the day before as investors turn cautious ahead of US inflation figures out later on. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 18 points from Monday's close of 6,522.2, as stocks pull back after a 1.3% jump the
Read moreWPP buys stake in Richard Attias & Associates
17th Dec 2013 07:07
Advertising giant WPP has purchased a 30 per cent stake in strategic consultant Richard Attias & Associates. Richard Attias has helped to organise events such as World Economic Forum in Davos, the Clinton Global Initiative, launch of the Euro in 2000, the 2008 Arab Strategy Forum and the APEC CEO
Read moreWPP's Kantar to buy Fisheye Analytics
16th Dec 2013 16:03
WPP's data investment management business Kantar has agreed to buy Fisheye Analytics, a media monitoring and analytics services business in Singapore. Fisheye will become part of Kantar Media and works with some of the biggest sports governing bodies, international organisations and governments fr
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to decline on tapering concerns
12th Dec 2013 07:27
- FTSE to fall on tapering concerns - US stock markets sink - Eurozone industrial production due out today City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 26 points below yesterday's close of 6,507.72, dragged down by a poor finish across the Pond, where markets suffered steep losses on the back of con
Read moreWPP to buy stake in Belgium social marketing agency
12th Dec 2013 07:05
WPP, the multinational advertising and public relations company, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Social Lab, a social marketing agency based in Belgium, through its wholly-owned marketing communications network, Ogilvy & Mather. The transaction will allow the business to develop its onli
Read moreWPP acquires social media marketing firm Vocanic
10th Dec 2013 08:07
WPP's wholly-owned operating company, GroupM, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Vocanic Pte, a social media marketing business in Singapore. The acquisition furthers WPP's programme of developing its networks in fast-growth markets and sectors and continues its strategy of strengthening th
Read moreLondon pre-open: Modest rise ahead of UK data, Chinese data mixed
10th Dec 2013 07:29
- FTSE to track US stocks higher - Chinese data comes in mixed - Market awaits UK industrial production numbers City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open nine points below yesterday's close of 6,559.48, as investors balance a new record high on the S&P 500 with mixed data out from China overnigh
Read moreLondon midday: Mining stocks drag FTSE 100 lower
9th Dec 2013 11:33
- Miners lower as investors digest China trade data - Japanese growth estimates lowered for Q3 - Tullow disappoints after abandoning well techMARK 2,677.57 +0.26% FTSE 100 6,539.02 -0.20% FTSE 250 15,341.86 +0.16% Weakness in the heavyweight mining sector kept London's FTSE 100 index in the red on
Read moreWPP snaps up London-based semantic advertising firm
9th Dec 2013 09:04
In a move to strengthen its position in digital media and mobile advertising, WPP announced on Monday that it has acquired semantic advertising solutions group Crystal Semantics. The purchase was made by the media group's marketing technology arm, 24/7 Media. London-based Crystal Semantics uses te
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