Archive - Agency Business

How Chris Lowery led indie agency Chase Design Group through loss and global growth

Plus: FTC restrictions for Omnicom and IPG, falsified Cannes entries, and DEI pullbacks at Ogilvy

Jul 1 •

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June 2025

Why Meet the People's Tim Ringel is betting on collaboration, not consolidation

Plus: Cannes takeaways, Dimitri Maex joins Accenture Song, and a restructure that redefines product leadership

Jun 24 •

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How agency brands still matter, with FCB’s Tyler Turnbull

Plus: WPP’s CEO departure, more churn at Dentsu, and the FTC’s conditions for IPG and Omnicom

Jun 17 •

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Jill Kelly on the evolution of media and her vision for Assembly

Plus: Droga’s exit from Accenture Song, GroupM's 'WPP Media' rebrand, and Johnny Hornby’s expanded role at WPP

Jun 3 •

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May 2025

Scaling Exverus Media without shortcuts, with Talia Arnold

Plus: Offshoring at Mediabrands, Publicis’ influencer acquisition spree, and another exit at Gale

May 27 •

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Leading a media brand inside a “big indie,” with MissionOne’s Sean Corcoran

Plus: John Wren stepping down in 2028, Keurig Dr Pepper shuts Liquid Sunshine, and earnings turbulence for Dentsu and Globant

May 20 •

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Agency business without outside capital, with Red Door Interactive CEO Reid Carr

Plus: Diverging Q1 results at S4 and Stagwell, GroupM layoffs, and the 4A’s new CEO

May 13 •

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Jared Belsky on agency growth, ethics, and the mid-market

Plus: Our thoughts on Publicis’ 21% 2024 churn rate, its latest acquisition in sports, and new ANA data on AOR tenure

May 6 •

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April 2025

José Villa of Sensis on building a cross-cultural agency

Plus, our weekly news discussion: WPP and IPG’s Q1 results, and WPP resigns PayPal’s media account

Apr 29 •

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Mediahub U.S. CEO Nicole Estebanell on running a challenger agency within IPG

Plus, our weekly news discussion: Publicis’ continued gains, Omnicom’s softer results and Omnicom Media Group's Creo influencer marketing brand…

Apr 22 •

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Blending creative and tech at scale, with VML's Jon Cook

Plus, our weekly news discussion: Havas earnings, Stagwell's Sport Beach brand strategy, and BarkleyOKRP’s latest acquisition

Apr 15 •

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Running a brand consultancy inside a holding company, with Simon Hill of FutureBrand

Plus, our weekly news discussion: Stagwell’s bold growth target, WPP’s Infosum acquisition, and indie agency growth rates

Apr 7 •

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