S4 Capital boss Sir Martin Sorrell faces investor revolt over bumper pay packet May 19, 2019 Advertising veteran Sir Martin Sorrell could be faced with a shareholder revolt amid a backlash at his proposed pay packet at new firm S4 Capital. Shareholder advisory groups Glass Lewis and ISS have both issued notes urging investors to vote down the company’s long-term bonus scheme. Read more: S4 Capital continues to grow profits as [...]
The man who would be king: Why adland’s El Presidente has ‘zero fear’ of getting fired May 4, 2019 Looking back, Eduardo Maruri is glad he didn’t run for president. The Ecuadorian, now 52 years old, claims he had a good chance of being elected in his home country, but ultimately did not feel he was in a position to pull off the role. “You’re only president once, so you have to make sure [...]
S4 Capital continues to grow profits as it lands big-name client wins May 3, 2019 Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising firm S4 Capital has posted another quarter of bumper revenue and profit growth as it looks to win over big clients with its digital-first approach. Read more: Sir Martin Sorrell was paid £140,000 by S4 Capital in 2018 The figures S4 Capital posted like-for-like revenue growth of 35 per cent to [...]
Advertisers losing talent to deep-pocketed tech giants, says industry boss May 1, 2019 Advertising firms are missing out on the best recruits as top talent is scooped up by tech firms, a senior industry boss has said. Nigel Vaz, newly-elected president of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), said advertisers should act like start-ups in a bid to match the deep pockets and attractive corporate cultures of [...]
Online advertising continues to grow as UK ad spend hits £24bn April 30, 2019 Online formats are continuing to take the lion’s share of advertising pounds as UK ad spend hit almost £24bn last year, new figures have revealed. Read more: WPP suffers sales drop after ‘significant’ client losses Search and online display advertising pulled in almost £12bn in 2018, more than half of the total spend across all [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell was paid £140,000 by S4 Capital in 2018 April 29, 2019 The executive chairman of S4 Capital – Sir Martin Sorrell – was paid £140,000 in 2018, a fraction of the £13.9m he was paid by WPP in 2017 before his shock exit. An annual report from Sorrell’s new company shows he received £61,000 in salary, £61,000 in bonus and £18,000 in pension payments from his [...]
Atomic London wants to modernise the creative agency landscape and help solve marketing problems April 29, 2019 The big ad agencies are struggling. WPP’s challenges since Sir Martin Sorrell’s departure are well documented. Last week, it was reported that car rental company Hertz was suing its former marketing partner Accenture over a piece of shoddy web design. More broadly, brands are bringing their marketing in-house, denying revenue to agencies. For advertising executive [...]
Advertising giant WPP suffers like-for-like sales decline after ‘significant’ client losses April 26, 2019 WPP sales slipped in the first three months of the year as the advertising giant told investors it is closer to selling market research division Kantar. Read more: WPP boss outlines overhaul of corporate culture Revenue rose almost one per cent year on year to £3.59bn in the first quarter of 2019 but like-for-like revenue [...]
The Independent Group hire former New Labour ad-man for European elections April 23, 2019 The Independent Group and its political party Change UK have called on the services of former New Labour ad-man Johnny Hornby and his WPP-backed agency. Read more: The Independent Group applies to register as a political party Hornby’s agency The&Partnership, pronounced “The And Partnership”, will provide creative advertising, design, data analytics, and strategic advice for [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital hits back at reports of Holland legal battle April 23, 2019 Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising firm S4 Capital has denied reports it is facing legal action in Holland over its takeover of creative agency Media Monks. Read more: S4 Capital revenues soar as it bags top clients A report in the Sunday Times stated a former Media Monks investor, Rogier Schalken, was taking the Dutch firm [...]