After a thumping $1.38bn goodwill write-off, the Japanese holding company presented a frank three-year plan to rebuild its international business. Green Square partner Barry Dudley assesses its chances of success and what it means for Dentsu’s teams around the world. Much like IPG, Dentsu had a tough 2024 in terms of its general trading – […]
While all eyes are on its impending merger with Omnicom, IPG is still its own business – for now. Barry Dudley delves into its 2024 results to find out what to expect between now and the new holding company empire taking shape. Two weeks ago, we saw some strong 2024 annual results for Publicis and […]
As advertising’s leaders of the pack report similarly strong 2024 financials, Barry Dudley decodes their earnings calls and explains how their journeys will drastically diverge in 2025. Given its strong performance over the previous three quarters, it probably comes as no surprise to hear that Publicis continued that momentum in Q4. Indeed, it came in […]
From Getty acquiring Shutterstock to Bauer buying Clear Channel and Publicis bringing together Leo Burnett Global and Publicis Worldwide, it’s been a busy start to the year for M&A. Green Square’s Tony Walford tells us what to expect in the weeks and months ahead. What a start to 2025! Trump back in, economic and political […]
Discussing the evolution of the business since its merging with the global consultancy, chief executive Chris Mellish outlines why Unlimited is only just getting started. UNLIMITED is riding the crest of a wave right now, and there are no signs of that slowing down anytime soon. The business has just picked up the McDonald’s customer […]
2024 was bookended by two Omnicom deals – Flywheel in January and Interpublic in December – which got us all excited. Green Square’s Tony Walford explains why he expects a lot more M&A excitement in 2025. It’s been a relatively slow couple of years for M&A globally, with the UK and North America displaying a […]
As the global ad industry adjusts to there now being five global advertising holding companies instead of six, Green Square’s Barry Dudley asks what the absence of words such as ‘advertising,’ ‘creative,’ and ‘strategy’ might tell us about where Omnicom is heading. Although there have been all sorts of rumblings and rumors for some time, […]
Publicis ends 2024 on a high as it becomes the largest holding company in the world for the first time in its history. Green Square’s Tony Walford analyzes why 2024 has been fantastique for Arthur Sadoun and his team. Every year Publicis’ inimitable CEO Arthur Sadoun puts out a pre-Christmas short film to all staff […]
The numbers were looking good for the agency network halfway through 2024, but has it managed to keep momentum moving in the right direction? Our number-cruncher, Barry Dudley of Green Square, suggests not. At the half-year point, I sensed that momentum may be picking up at Dentsu. Unfortunately, the Q3 results don’t seem to show […]
One is in high spirits thanks to accelerating growth. The other has seen its share price tumble to a record low. As Stagwell and S4 post their Q3 results, Green Square’s Barry Dudley examines the reasons behind their starkly different performance in his regular holding co results round-up. Off the back of a 13.5% decline […]