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The new face of retail: Behind Cheil Worldwide’s focus on this ‘highly fashionable’ channel
Cheil Worldwide, the South Korean marketing services group which is part of the mighty Samsung empire, posted some interesting news last week – that it was consolidating its entire...
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If the newspaper business is doomed, why is Johnston Press paying £24m for the i?
Whether you read, or were a fan of, the publication in question or not, the closure of a national newspaper is always an event, and a cause for reflection....
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Apple needs to think different – and open its wallet
Apple has been the world’s most valuable company (at least measured by its market cap, if not sales) for so long now that it’s easy to forget that it...
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Publicis deserves credit for looking forward, not back, on its 90th birthday
We tend to think of advertising and marketing as very modern businesses – especially when we think of channels such as digital, mobile and eCRM. But the truth is,...
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Who’s going to be buying who in 2016? The media and marketing firms in acquirers’ sights this year
While a busy year overall, 2015 was a fairly quiet one in terms of big pure-marcomms M&A activity, for obvious reasons – there aren’t that many large independent properties...
Read moreImproving value through financial and tax due diligence
Whether a business’s planned exit route is via a trade sale, management buy out or an IPO, there are two key financial elements that will enhance value: 1. Ensuring...
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Will WPP’s Essence deal help tame Sir Martin Sorrell’s great ‘frenemy’ Google?
For some time now WPP has been the most acquisitive of all the global holding companies, making numerous smaller acquisitions in dynamic, fast-growing territories, with the odd big deal...
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ITV buying UTV: What will ITV get for its £100m?
Last month ITV, the UK’s largest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, celebrated its 60th anniversary. ITV (that’s both the ITV network, as well as ITV plc, which owns the network along...
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Will ad blocking and mobile bring about a renaissance in creativity?
There’s been a lot of talk these past few days about ad blockers, those clever little apps and web browser widgets that stop you getting bugged by advertising. No...
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Does the £114m Unruly deal represent a future-proofing coup for News Corp?
Last week media agency Zenith Optimedia published a report about mobile advertising, and how mobile ad spend will overtake that for print advertising for the first time. It was...
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