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		<title><![CDATA[Did WPP's Debt Problems Trigger 90 Layoffs at Ogilvy?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 90 Ogilvy & Mather staffers who are about lose their jobs should be forgiven for being baffled about what is happening to them. After all, judging by CEO John Seifert's message to his troops, the ad agency has won more business than it has lost recently and Q4 business...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:15:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sanofi Layoffs Are a Lesson in How Not to Do It]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sanofi-Aventis SNY could not have handled its recent round of layoffs in a worse way. It's like a case study in how not to do it. As a result, the process attracted negative attention to the company -- and heaped more indignity on those who lost their jobs -- that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:52:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sanofi Calls Hundreds of Reps With Layoff News]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sanofi-Aventis SNY began calling hundreds of its drug sales reps today to tell them whether they were being laid off or keeping their jobs. A company spokesperson declined to comment when asked by BNET how many reps were affected. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:15:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET's Ad Agency Layoff Counter: 45,615 Jobs Lost]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BNET Ad Agency layoff counter: Every time we hear about job losses at an ad business, we'll update the count. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:00:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UPDATED: Suicide Follows Stabbing Linked to Pfizer Layoffs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The body of a man was found in the parking lot of Pfizer PFEâ€™s Pearl River, N.Y., site in a possible suicide, police say. Pfizer plans about 200 layoffs at the site. It is the second violent incident associated with layoffs at the company. A few days ago, a former...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sanofi Plans Layoffs on Nov. 30; Management Says "Happy Thanksgiving!"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sanofi-Aventis SNY has asked its drug sales reps to stay at home on Monday, Nov. 30, and await a phonecall that will tell them whether they have been laid of or not, a source tells BNET. Reps are annoyed that they received two messages from management this week: One telling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:29:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pfizer Aiming for 30,900 Layoffs Through 2012]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer has laid off 26,300 employees since 2005, and hopes eventually to lay off a total of 30,900 through 2012, according to its 10-Q filing with the SEC. The company had several rounds of layoffs before its acquisition of Wyeth in an attempt to get $6 billion in annual savings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:02:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[J&J Layoffs: The Jobs That Are Safest and Those That Aren't]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson JNJ anounced it would lay off up to 8,100 of its workers today. But whose jobs are safest and whose are in most jeopardy? A look at the recent performance of some of J&J's divisions and products will potentially tell you where J&J might spare the ax...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Layoffs at Ad Agencies Likely Much Worse Than Reported]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Q3 2009 earnings season in the rearview mirror, it appears that the job situation at ad agencies is actually a lot worse than it looked before the U.S. holding companies made their earnings releases. Agencies are not still axing "dozens" of jobs -- it's thousands. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:24:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[J&J CEO Weldon Bought $8.45M Waterfront Lot as He Planned 8,100 Layoffs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Johnson & Johnson JNJ CEO William Weldon planned up to 8,100 layoffs at his company announced today, he was also buying an $8.45 million, palm-fringed waterfront lot in North Palm Beach, Fla., from former General Electric CEO Jack Welch. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:03:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pfizer Won't Share Wyeth's Q3 Numbers; Layoff Announcements Due This Week]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer employees and investors were probably equally frustrated by yesterday's conference call. Management said it had axed 11,200 jobs at the company and planned to announce more layoffs this week (the merger requires 19,500 jobs to go); and despite pleas from two analysts Pfizer said it would not provide Q3...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:20:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pfizer Closes Bridgewater Site; Clock Ticks on CT Tax Deal; Layoffs All Over]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Pfizer decides how to cut 19,500 jobs in its merger with Wyeth, which closed today, the clock is ticking at its New London campus on a tax deal that gives the company an 80 percent reduction in its municipal bill. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:51:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lilly Plans 5,500 Layoffs as Company Heads Over Zyprexa Patent Cliff]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter told Reuters he needs to cut 5,500 jobs from the company's workforce, that's 1,500 more than the 4,000 pharmaceutical sales reps who were offered buyouts in August. The move was expected, as Gemzar, Zyprexa and Cymbalta were set to see their patents expire in late...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:46:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Interpublic's PowerPoint From Hell: 3,000 Layoffs May Not Be Enough]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interpublic presented to investors an exaggerated slide showing its organic revenues falling off a cliff. The slide is presented in percentage changes, not actual revenues, so the trend is comically exaggerated. Why would CFO Frank Merganthaler do this? He wants investors to price in all the bad news as soon...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:20:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Omnicom Gets for Its Layoffs: $116,000 Per Person]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10003890/what-omnicom-gets-for-its-layoffs-116000-per-person/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Omnicom has reduced its salaries bill by $404 million in the last year as it laid off 3,500 people, according to a filing with the SEC. Crunch those numbers and you find that on average, laying off each Omnicom staff member saves the company about $116,000 in salary and benefit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:19:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET Ranking Shows Agency Network Efficiency in Decline Despite Layoffs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10003835/bnet-ranking-shows-agency-network-efficiency-in-decline-despite-layoffs/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The efficiency with which the major ad agency holding companies generate their revenues continues to decline, despite massive cuts to their operating expenses, mostly in the form of layoffs. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:09:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aegis Q2: 900 Jobs Lost But No Havas Merger; What's Napier's Plan? More Layoffs.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10003759/aegis-q2-900-jobs-lost-but-no-havas-merger-whats-napiers-plan-more-layoffs/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[About 900 people left Aegis in its recent round of cost-cutting -- far more than the 780 reported earlier -- the agency holding company said today, and it still isn't enough, according to the Guardian. This chart tells you what's going on at Aegis. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:49:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WPP Q2: 7,800 Jobs Gone; More Layoffs Promised; "Apocalypse Averted"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10003685/wpp-q2-7800-jobs-gone-more-layoffs-promised-apocalypse-averted/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WPP chief Martin Sorrell painted a gloomy picture -- as predicted -- in his Q2 2009 earnings report today, and gave details on the number of people who have lost their jobs at his agencies. More layoffs are likely, WPP said. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:41:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UPDATED: BMS Funded Anti-Reform Group But Its Execs Keep Health Coverage After Layoffs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10003640/bms-funds-anti-reform-group-but-its-execs-keep-health-coverage-after-layoffs/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While Bristol-Myers Squibb funds DLA Piper, the lobby group behind the anti-healthcare reform town hall disruptions, its top executives enjoy the kind of benefits the rest of us don't get: coverage that lasts three years after they quit or are laid off. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:13:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GSK Q2: Generics Wreak Havoc; Cost Reductions From Layoffs Spent on Advertising]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10003394/gsk-q2-generics-wreak-havoc-cost-reductions-from-layoffs-get-spent-on-advertising/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GlaxoSmithKline's Q2 2009 results, released a few days ago, were well received but within the company's disclosures and investor presentations were some sobering statistics on the ongoing damage that generics are doing to the company, and the progress of its cost-reduction programs. by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:13:44 -0700</pubDate>
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