WPP Group CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's persistence could finally pay off this week. After months of having its offers rejected again and again by audience monitor TNS Media Intelligence, the ad giant could finally prevail in its bid to takeover the company, Ad Age reports. TNS executives have continued...
WPP Group says it's ready to close the deal for its $2 billion (£1.14 billion) takeover of TNS Media Intelligence, having received the support of 82 percent of the audience researcher's shareholders, Reuters reports. The is now unconditional, though the extended offer period for further acceptances is open until...
WPP'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, Sir Martin Sorrell, has been removed from a select group of business advisers to the Government, chosen from among the best known businessmen in Britain, just days after his company announced it was to switch tax domicile to Ireland. Sir Martin is understood to...
Business in brief ADVERTISING WPP, the advertising giant, announced yesterday that it has secured a little over 60 per cent of shareholder acceptances in its 1.1bn hostile takeover of rival Taylor Nelson Sofres. The company also extended the acceptance offer until Wednesday, despite...
Sir Martin Sorrell issues 'take it or leave it' message to rebel shareholders in Taylor Nelson Solfres as he tries to end bid battle WPP advertising boss Sir Martin Sorrell has issued an ultimatum to rival Taylor Nelson Sofres, refusing to raise his hostile 1.1bn bid...
Qi, a full service digital agency ofCommonHealth, today announced three new hires. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. New Hires Regina Paris comes to Qi as a senior account executive. As such, Ms. Pariswill develop strategy and manage interactive...
GfK, the German market information group, has pulled out of the running to take over Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS, its UK counterpart, leaving Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group as the only hostile bid in town. The news of GfK's withdrawal left TNS no warmer towards the advertising...
CommonHealth today announced the appointmentof Marc Weiner to managing partner of the organization. Mr. Weiner will beresponsible for overseeing the management of CommonHealth's consumerEvoLogue, digital Qi, and media planning and placement Conecticsservice offerings. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company....
HLS, the founding CommonHealthmedical-education unit, today announced seven promotions and one new hire. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. Promotions Michael Melucci, PhD, has advanced from vice president, account director tosenior vice president, account group supervisor. Dr. Melucci will...
NEW YORK -- Stephen Allan, previously CEO of GroupM UK, has been named Chairman & CEO of MediaCom Worldwide. He succeeds Alexander Schmidt-Vogel, who has taken on the newly established role of CEO Global Trading of GroupM Worldwide. Stephen Allan joined The Media Business at the age of...
Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, is expected to set out his stall for a takeover of market research group Taylor Nelson Sofres this week, as the advertising giant posts what is forecast to be a slump in interim results when it reports on Friday. City...
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), WPP Group (Nasdaq: WPPGY), Sohu.com Inc. (Nasdaq:...
In response to continued explosivegrowth in the online industry and the need for more and better trainedinteractive and integrated advertising and marketing professionals, The Laredo Group, Inc . todayannounced new and expanded courses through December of this year. Thecompany is the leading training and consulting firm dedicated to...
The age of unfriendly deals may be upon us. Some the largest and most visible acquisition bids so far this year have been hostile. InBev's play for AnheuserBusch, currently valued at $52 billion, began as a hostile takeover bid. Microsoft's less successful bid for Yahoo! Inc. was also unsolicited. China...
HLS, the founding CommonHealthmedical-education unit, today announced the promotion of Mary Anderson topresident. Ms. Anderson advances to her new position from her previous rankof general manager. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. In her new role, Ms....
Partnership Gives Agency Clients Access to Comprehensive Social Media Management Platform SEATTLE -- Visible Technologies: * Visible Technologies, a leading provider of social media monitoring and engagement solutions, today announced it has teamed up with Beyond Interaction, the global digital powerhouse of MediaCom,...
LONDON AFP — German market research group Gfk said Wednesday that it was mulling a takeover bid for British peer Taylor Nelson Sofres after the pair ended their plans to merge. Gfk and TNS announced they were scrapping their planned tie-up, in a statement issued Wednesday...
Media-rich Web sites incorporate an interactive user experience powered by the flexibility and control of a leading CMS KANSAS CITY, Mo. & NASHUA, N.H. -- Ektron Inc., a technology and market leader in Web content management software, and VML, one of the world's leading digital...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/963cc6/strategic_marketin) has announced the addition of the "Strategic Marketing Consultants UK - Portfolio Analysis" report to their offering. The Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis - Strategic Marketing Consultants is a comprehensive evaluation of the UK market. The revised and updated 2008...
THE WEEK AHEAD The housebuilder Barratt Developments, which is due to publish a trading update on Thursday, has been among the hardest hit as investors sell out of the embattled housing sector, and the market is looking forward to more clarity on the...
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