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It’s not always about London, you know
This week I thought it appropriate to travel north of the border (somewhere, surprisingly enough, we haven’t yet ventured), home to this esteemed publication – and Scotland’s biggest agency,...
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Green Square advises Madano on its sale to National PR.
We’re delighted to announce the sale of corporate communications and public affairs agency Madano Partnership to Canada’s largest PR group, NATIONAL Public Relations Inc. NATIONAL PR, which owns healthcare...
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WPP: The big deal that went under the radar
WPP is to marcoms holding groups what Tesco is to retail. None of the advertising giants is as closely scrutinised as Sir Martin Sorrell’s global behemoth. Like Tesco, it...
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Is there any limit to Aegis’ new-found ambition?
Scarcely a fortnight ago the Green Square Deal Monitor was buzzing with news of new acquisitions by Aegis Media. Over the past week it seems to have gone up...
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Marketing deals: Acquirers get hungry again as Aegis leads the way
Since the beginning of the year my partners Tony and Andrew, as well as myself, have been commenting on a busy M&A market. However, more recently the activity seems...
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The perfect marriage, made on Mauritius
If I were to ask you for a list of the most dynamic advertising markets in the world, chances are that Mauritius would not be among them. As you...
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Adapt or Die
Business, they say, is a lot like life – and so it is. In life, particularly at times of crisis or upheaval, it is not the strongest, or most...
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The newest new media: why more ads at ATMs could be on the cards
A notable trend on the mergers and acquisitions scene over the past year or so has been the acquisition of marketing agencies (or at least entities which could be...
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Is high street retail a new type of marketing agency?
First off this week, I wanted to throw a thought out there, prompted by the sad news last week that HMV, the sole remaining High Street music and DVD...
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Time to look back, time to look forward
In this, the first of our blogs for 2013, we’re going to take a look back at the past twelve months to see if we can get a feel...
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