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Wren and Krakowsky top ad bosses pay league
Adweek has been doing some useful sleuthing into holding company bosses pay and the list is topped comfortably by Omnicom’s…
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From the MAA Archive: Publicis Groupe and Omnicom in $35bn merger
Actually they weren’t but that was what Omnicom’s John Wren and Publicis boss Maurice Levy intended in 2013, described here…
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Omnicom cuts back as it unloads under-performers in Q1
We’ve noted before that the big marcoms companies, unlike their peers in other industries, just seem to get bigger, greedily…
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Omnicom’s Wren takes (modest) pay cut as WPP’s Sorrell stays on top of the pay pile
Omnicom CEO John Wren (below) took a pay cut last year, only $500,000 admittedly with his total ‘compensation’ dropping to…
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Omnicom buys Brazil’s Grupo ABC as it ramps up acquisition plans
Omnicom has signalled a more aggressive acquisition policy and kicked things off by buying Grupo ABC, reportedly the biggest independent…
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Omnicom’s Wren sees pay rise by a third to $24m
Omnicom had a pretty good year in 2014, escaping from the mooted $35bn merger with Publciis Groupe in rather better…
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Post-merger blues may prompt changes at Omnicom
The sighs of relief in Omnicom-owned agencies were loud when the merger with Publicis Groupe was called off (as, no…
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It’s official – Omnicom/Publicis merger is off
Omnicom and Publicis Groupe have called off their mega-merger, which would have created a $35bn marcoms supergroup. The two have…
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Will UK tax problems foil Omnicom/Publicis merger?
We’ve all been assuming that the Omnicom/Publicis merger will sail through, eventually, once the pesky Chinese regulators (who held up…
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