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WPP Plc is a creative transformation company, which engages in the provision of communications services. It operates through the following segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. The Global Integrated Agencies segment offers creative services including advertising, marketing, and brand strategies and campaigns across all media. The Public Relations segment helps clients communicate with all stakeholders, from consumers and investors to government and non-government organizations. The Specialist Agencies segment delivers brand experience and identity, and specialist, targeted services. The company was founded by Martin Stuart Sorrell in 1985 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP (NYSE: WPP) today announces that it has acquired Satalia, a technology company offering market-leading AI solutions for clients. Satalia is a global leader in enterprise AI and one of the UK's fastest-growing tech companies, whose clients include BT, DFS, DS Smith, PwC, Gigaclear, Tesco and Unilever. Combining machine learning and optimisation, it builds technologies that helps clients transform their business strategies and radically improve operational efficiency.

WPP Acquires Leading AI Technology Company Satalia

WPP PLC, the advertising and marketing conglomerate, has acquired Satalia, a technology company offering market-leading artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for clients. Satalia, which employs more than 80 people across multiple markets in Europe, will join WPP's Wunderman Thompson Commerce division and will also act as a hub of AI expertise for all WPP agencies.

WPP acquires agency specialising in artificial intelligence

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NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP (NYSE: WPP) today reported its 2021 Interim Results. Key figures – continuing operations £ million H1 2021   +/(-) % reported1   +/(-) % LFL2   H1 20203 Revenue 6,133   9.8   16.1   5,583 Revenue less pass-through costs 4,899   5.0   11.0   4,668           Reported:         Operating profit/(loss) 484   n/m4   -   (2,751) Profit/(loss) before tax 394   n/m   -   (3,177) Diluted EPS (p) 20.6   n/m   -   (262.0) Dividends per share (p) 12.5   25.0   -   10.

WPP 2021 Interim Results

WPP PLC hiked its shareholder returns and full-year guidance as it swung back to profit after a stronger than expected second quarter. The FTSE 100 advertising and marketing group said the market recovery in the first half of 2021 has been “much faster than expected”, with its GroupM division making a big improvement to its forecasts for the year, with global advertising growth of 19% predicted for the year after the 6% decline in 2020.

WPP hikes dividend and lauches buybacks as ad industry growth returns faster than expected

WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, said underlying net sales jumped 19.3% in the second quarter, beating expectations and taking first-half growth to 11%, ahead of 2019 as clients ramped up spending in the COVID recovery.

Ad group WPP beats Q2 forecasts as growth returns to 2019 levels

NEW YORK, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today unveiled a new brand platform and comprehensive, multichannel brand advertising campaign. It is the first work from Grey, its newly appointed lead creative agency-of-record.

MassMutual Unveils New Brand Campaign

NEW YORK, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ogilvy Health today announced that health industry leader Kim Johnson has been appointed Global Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy Health. Widely respected for her marketing leadership in the health and wellness sector, Kim has worked at the forefront of global health and science innovation on both the agency and client side throughout her career. Kim will oversee all aspects of Ogilvy's Health business spanning Brand Strategy, Advertising, Public Relations, Experience, Medical Education, HCP Promotion, Market Access, and Patient/Consumer Engagement and be responsible for further accelerating Ogilvy Health's growth. She will assume the role on July 26.

Ogilvy Names Prominent Health Industry Leader Kim Johnson Global CEO of Ogilvy Health

NEW YORK, July 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ogilvy Health today announced the promotion of Shannon Walsh to President of Public Relations for North America. In her new position, Shannon will be responsible for overseeing and driving client growth, and the expansion of the Health PR footprint in North America.

Ogilvy Health Names Shannon Walsh President of Public Relations for North America

WPP PLC (LON:WPP) rose 2% to 1,001p in the early afternoon after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to ‘neutral' from ‘underperform', hiking the target price to 1,060p from 835p. Analysts said structural concerns about agency holding companies “have taken a back seat” as government stimulus and recovery in some pandemic-impacted sectors kick in.

WPP on the rise after upgrade from Credit Suisse

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP (NYSE: WPP) was today named the most creative company of the year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. WPP agencies collected a total of 190 Lions, including a Titanium Lion, 12 Grand Prix, 28 Gold, 57 Silver and 92 Bronze, with winners representing 38 different countries. The award is based on the accumulated points total from agencies within each holding company. It is the first time that WPP has won the Holding Company of the Year award since

WPP Wins Industry's Most Creative Company at Cannes Lions

NEW YORK, May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ogilvy Health announced today that Shannon Walsh, Managing Director and PR Lead, has been named to the prestigious 2021 ELITE list by healthcare marketing industry magazine PM360.

Ogilvy Health's Shannon Walsh selected as an ELITE Award Winner by PM360

NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- It was announced today that Javier Campopiano has been promoted to Global Creative Partner at Grey, a new worldwide position, overseeing the agency's creative work across Europe and Asia. He will report to John Patroulis, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Grey.

Javier Campopiano Promoted to New Creative Roles at Grey and WPP

LONDON & REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP (NYSE: WPP) and Microsoft Corp. have announced a partnership to transform creative content production, beginning with the launch of Cloud Studio, an innovative cloud platform that allows creative teams from across WPP's global network to produce campaigns for clients from any location around the world. Cloud Studio is the advertising industry's first bespoke platform for virtual production that arms creatives with the technology to collaborate and c

WPP and Microsoft to Creatively Transform Content Production Through New Cloud Studio Partnership

WPP CEO Mark Read on how client demands have changed over the last year, and how the holding company is adapting for the future. For Fast Company's Shape of Tomorrow series, we're asking business leaders to share their inside perspective on how the COVID-19 era is transforming their industries.

Why WPP wants to be the LVMH of post-COVID-19 advertising

WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, on Thursday said it was cutting former CEO Martin Sorrell's long-term share incentive awards due to what it said were leaks of confidential information to the media.

WPP cuts former CEO Sorrell's share awards over alleged leaks

WPP is viewed as a bellwether for the health of the global economy, because marketing budgets are typically the first on the chopping block in tough times and the first to benefit when business picks up.

With advertising spending back, here's why WPP is an economic recovery play

The world's largest advertising group by revenue smashed analyst expectations in the first quarter of 2021.

Advertising Spending Is Back. Here's Why WPP Is an Economic Recovery Play.

WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, returned to underlying growth in the first quarter of the year after clients launched new products and brands ahead of an expected global economic recovery.

Ad group WPP returns to growth as clients anticipate recovery

WPP PLC (LON:WPP) said it has enjoyed a strong start to 2021, with all its top five advertising markets growing in the first quarter compared to last year. The FTSE 100 group said client marketing services spend as a whole was showing “increasing resilience” this year, despite ongoing uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic.

WPP says corporate marketing spend is showing increasing resilience

NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP (NYSE: WPP) today announces Choreograph, a new global data company, to help clients realize the value of their first-party data, consult on and implement their data and technology strategies, and advise on privacy-first approaches to navigate the fast-changing data landscape. Choreograph brings together the specialist data units of GroupM and Wunderman Thompson into a single company with global reach, accessible to all WPP clients and companies. Choreogra

WPP Launches Global Data Company: Choreograph™

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Earth Day, WPP (NYSE: WPP) announces a new commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2025 and across its entire supply chain by 2030. To deliver net zero emissions from WPP's operations, electricity will be 100% renewably sourced by 2025. Within WPP's supply chain, which accounts for the overwhelming majority of the company's emissions, the two largest sources are the production of advertising content and, most significantly, the placement of

WPP Makes Industry-Leading Net Zero Commitment

WPP said on Thursday it planned to make the world's largest advertising company reach net zero carbon emissions by 2025 by incorporating many of the virtual production solutions it has developed during the pandemic.

Ad group WPP targets net zero emissions by 2025

NEW YORK, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced that it has chosen Grey as its new lead creative agency of record, following a competitive 4-week review. MassMutual recently redesigned a future-forward marketing model and, as a part of doing so, embarked on finding a new creative partner (in the middle of the pandemic).

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