WPP launches €970m buyback after ‘outstanding’ year
Strong client demand helps it to surpass recently upgraded forecasts
Management of Irish PR group Drury acquire agency from Omnicom
Drury Porter Novelli reported a 24% increase in turnover to €4.39m for 2019, with pretax profit up 40%
€12.5m sought for Clonskeagh office building rented by Ericsson group
Sale of Boole House includes adjoining site with full planning permission for five-storey office block
WPP braces for impact as Covid-19 drags March net sales down 7.9%
Company warns of tough second quarter
Ad giant WPP pulls dividend, buyback and outlook
Coronavirus outbreak causes increasing number of clients to cancel work
WPP shares tumble after forecast of fourth year with no sales growth
Pressure growing on CEO Mark Read to turn around fortunes of ad giant
Profits at Irish PR agency Drury rose by 13% to €508,678 last year
Leading Dublin-based public relations group secured Irish Life and Amazon Web Services as new clients in 2018
Marketing group Core sees profit fall to €1.6m amid higher expenses
Omincom makes €1.2m from Irish operation, while Dentsu Aegis Network slips to Irish loss
Dubliner to head up advertising agency BBDO’s US operation
St John Walshe first joined the company in 1997 as an account executive on M&M’s
European shares lifted by upbeat blue-chip earnings
Iseq joins in rebound, but London market lags as stronger sterling drags on index
Irish PR agency Drury posts double-digit rise in turnover
But profits down at Drury Porter Novelli due to investments in staffing and systems
Sorrell haunts WPP as shareholders rebel over farewell package
Around 30% of investors fail to back pay proposal
Irish radio needs ‘radical’ overhaul to counter revenue decline, say media agencies
‘Huge concern’ as medium’s popularity is not reflected in its share of advertising market
Profits at Ogilvy & Mather’s Irish offices rise by a third
WPP-owned ad and PR group had €1.9m profits while Omnicom profits were up by 37%
New $300m VC fund co-founded by Kilkenny man seeking Irish start-ups
Athlone Ventures has been set-up by Brendan Morrissey, a former musician
Profit at Irish PR agency Drury rose 28% in 2016
Drury added a number of new clients to roster and changed its board structure
Media stocks weigh on European shares as WPP sinks
Dublin market underperforms, with Paddy Power, Glanbia and CRH all lower
Two Dublin office investments for sale at €4.4m and €1.6m
Block 8 at Richview Office Park in Dublin 14 will show a net initial yield of 7.94%
WPP predicts tougher 2017 after slow start to the year
World’s largest advertising group highlights possible slowdown after hitting 2016 target
PR firm FleishmanHillard upbeat on its prospects
Company sees 2015 profits dip as revenues rise nearly 5% to €6.8m
WPP sees signs of Brexit uncertainty as sales growth slows
World’s largest advertising group says UK market a ‘little bit softer’ since June vote
PR company Drury Porter Novelli sees profits soar by 80%
Irish firm added Tesco to portfolio and advised IAG during Aer Lingus takeover
Aer Lingus magazine ‘Cara’ to be produced by Cedar
Omnicom content agency will open new offices in Dublin following IAG contract win
Facebook plans new tools for marketing over mobile
Social media group gets 82% of its advertising from phones
Solid US trading boosts advertising group WPP
Firm said clients generally remained cautious due to uncertain global outlook
Global rout continues with no let up for banks
Iseq completes biggest six-day slump since 2011, down another 0.5%
A giant of advertising gives his spin on the age of disruption and blurred lines
French advertising legend Maurice Lévy is still learning at the age of 73
Drury PR posts profit of €284,000 for 2014
Drury’s turnover rose by almost 10 per cent on foot of recovery in Irish economy
US growth offsets Chinese jitters at ad group WPP
Advertising giant records net sales growth of 3.5% in American market
Publicis advertising group reports 39% rise in sales
Owner of agencies Leo Burnett and Saatchi and Saatchi said sales lifted by its digital unit
Advertising and public relations group Ogilvy & Mather shows profits of €1.44m in 2013
Lower costs and expenses help Ogilvy & Mather improve its profits
Media review 2014: The year in numbers
Toy Show, Pat Kenny, Rupert Murdoch, Apple, Doctor Who, The Saturday Night Show
Publicis to buy digital ad firm Sapient for $3.7bn
World’s third largest ad agency bids to get back on track after failed merger
Drury PR paid €1.5m dividend to parent Omnicom last year
Company closed year with pretax loss of €1.1m
CPM to recruit 300 sales staff
Outsourced sales solutions company looking to fill 150 permanent and 150 temporary positions
Nestle signs sweet deal with Ireland AM for food slots
Company joins busy roster of sponsors on breakfast show
Publicis warns on meeting sales growth target
Failure of planned merger contributes to advertising group’s Q2 slowdown
European stocks remain little changed despite spiking oil prices
Mining shares fall amid global outlook concerns
Merger of advertising giants collapses after takeover claims
Publicis backs out of union with Omnicom after dispute over key staff appointments
Omnicom, Publicis call off proposed $35 billion merger
Number of sticking points led to collapse of the planned merger of big advertising firms
Ad agency Irish International’s pre-tax profit rose by 4.3 per cent last year to €2.3 million
No dividend was paid last year to its US-based parent company Omnicom
PR firm Drury enjoys 7.3% climb in pretax profit
Omnicom-owned company expects further growth despite end of IBRC account
Ad agency merger more about egos than efficiencies
Even the promised benefits to shareholders from the deal between Omnicom and Publicis may prove illusionary
US firms cut taxes by relocating to Europe after takeovers
US pharma group Perrigo says acquisition of Elan will lead to redomiciling in Ireland
Merger may put pressure on prices
The Omnicom and Publicis merger is not likely to have an immediate effect on their Irish operations
US digital media use overtakes television
Development seen as tipping point in rapidly changing media landscape
The power of the largest ad agency in the world
The merger of Omnicom and Publicis signals that advertising is now firmly in the business of Big Data
Publicis and Omnicom merger unites Irish firms
Advertising, media and PR agencies have combined turnover of more than €200m
‘M&A fever’ gives flagging European stock market a boost
Series of big deals improves sentiment in health care and media sectors
Ad agency giants, Publicis and Omnicom, announce merger
New Publicis Omnicom Group expects to generate efficiencies of about $500m
Ad agencies’ tie-up a bold bet that size matters
Analysis: Publicis and Omnicom are billing the merger as ‘a powerful solution’ for clients
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