Market Shake-ups
Tracking the consolidations, mergers and deals reshaping the global ad landscape.
GroupM restructures across Asia, Indonesia leadership impacted
Staffing cuts across Asia have begun as GroupM transitions to a “single operating model” under the soon-to-be-rebranded WPP Media banner.
Creative agency shake-up at WPP: Grey to move into Ogilvy Group
Grey will split from AKQA as part of the move.
Accenture to acquire Japanese digital firm Yumemi
The deal will bring Yumemi’s 400-strong team into Accenture Song.
Publicis acquires sports agency Adopt, continues ‘bolt-on’ expansion strategy
The acquisition follows Publicis Groupe’s purchase of Lotame in early March.
M&A deals continued to decline in 2024: COMVergence
Even as overall dealmaking declines, certain sectors such as ecommerce continue to be a major draw.
AI is no longer optional: Appier's CEO on creative intelligence and the company’s next chapter
Following Appier’s acquisition of AdCreative.ai, CEO Chih-Han Yu outlines the company’s full-stack marketing AI vision, what’s next for the firm, and the evolving role of CMOs in this era of AI-powered marketing.
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