THE DRUM

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   Fat cats on the run: Ralph Topping, Paul Polman, Sir Martin Sorrell, Sly Bailey and Andrew Moss

   Last year it was the Arab Spring. Now the “Shareholder Spring” is hogging the headlines. ... Read more

   4 comments

   UK - 06/05/2012

   Media
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   Sir Martin Sorrell criticises Lord Bell over Bell Pottinger buy out

   Sir Martin Sorrell has spoken out against Lord Bell’s moves to buy back the PR agency which still carries his name, Bell Pottinger, sating that it is a “bad deal for Chime.” ... Read more

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   UK - 28/04/2012

   Marketing
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   WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell describes George Osborne's budget as 'inventive'

   WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has welcomed today’s budget from chancellor George Osborne, describing it as ‘inventive’. ... Read more

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   London - 21/03/2012

   Advertising
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   WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell becomes director of aluminium company

   WPP founder and chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has joined the board of directors of aluminium producer Alcoa. ... Read more

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   United States - 19/01/2012

   Marketing
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   Argentina defies UK over Olympic TV ad shot in the Falklands

   Argentina is refusing to stop running a controversial TV ad made by Y&R in which an Argentine athlete secretly trains for the upcoming London Olympics - on the Falkland Islands. ... Read more

   1 comment

   UK - 09/05/2012

   Advertising
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   Falklands Olympics ad: 'Appalled' Sir Martin makes a formal apology

   An Olympics ad produced in the Falklands by Y&R's Buenos Aires office and screened by the Argentine Government has brought a humbling apology from WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell. ... Read more

   1 comment

   UK - 04/05/2012

   Advertising

   video
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   Sir Martin paints rosy picture for WPP in 2012 ... but 2013 is murkier

   So how are things at WPP, the world's largest clutch of agencies ? The first quarter of 2012 painted a picture brighter than you might have expected. Revenues were up 5.5% to $3.76 billion and profit was better than expected - compared with a... Read more

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   International - 27/04/2012

   Advertising

8. Social Objects are the future of marketing

   Opinion: Social Media Marketing, A Naked View

   Have you heard of Hugh Macleod? He's written 2 books, his first (released 2009) is called "IGNORE EVERYBODY" its his guide to helping... Read more

   2 comments

   Colin Gilchrist - 07/12/2011

   Digital

   gallery
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   Sorrell warns Facebook and Twitter against ‘over-monetising’

   WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has warned social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter of the dangers of ‘over-monetising’.The advertising guru noted that record breaking user numbers at such sites couldn’t be directly... Read more

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   International - 17/09/2011

   Advertising
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    Sorrell espouses ‘The Power of Apps’

    Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the WPP group, has urged mobile operators and handset makers to work more closely toward making mobile a viable platform for the advertising industry.Speaking at Mobile World Congress Sorrell admitted that he... Read more

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    UK - 16/02/2011

    Advertising

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