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Agency Report Card 2024: Initiative
After losing marquee clients Amazon and Lego, Initiative faces an uphill battle to rebuild its reputation, leaning on new tools, a "challenger" mindset, and a focus on e-commerce to stay competitive in a rapidly shifting industry.
Agency Report Card 2024: Havas Media
Newly independent and armed with its Converged strategy, Havas Media is pushing for growth in APAC. But with a limited regional presence, key account losses, and stiff competition from larger, tech-savvy rivals, the agency faces an uphill battle to prove its relevance and scalability in a cutthroat market.
Agency Report Card 2024: Havas Creative
Havas's post-split independence will be on trial. Can its ‘Converged’ strategy deliver business growth, and can its leaders address the internal diversity issues?
Asia-Pacific Power List 2025: Daniel Hagmeijer, MAP Active Asia
As the marketing lead for regional retail major MAP Active, for Hagmeijer, visibility, timing, and clarity are just as important as the message itself.
Agency Report Card 2024: Hakuhodo
Hakuhodo’s 2024 performance reflects an agency in transition. Whether these steps will future-proof the agency for global relevance or simply ensure its survival remains to be seen.
Agency Report Card 2024: FCB
Along with other IPG shops, the future will be determined by the impending IPG-OMG merger, but healthy performances in key APAC markets suggest FCB is on a steadier path than many of its rivals.
Agency Report Card 2024: EssenceMediacom
In a difficult year underlined by restructuring and turmoil within parent company GroupM, the world’s largest media agency still holds many of the keys to mount a stronger rebound in 2025.
Agency Report Card 2024: Dentsu Media
Dentsu Media navigated a turbulent 2024, marked by financial pressures, leadership instability, and structural reorganisation, even as it pushed forward with AI investments and selective market successes.
Agency Report Card 2024: Dentsu Creative
Despite revenue losses at a holding company level and sluggish growth, Dentsu Creative is nevertheless still gunning for creative excellence.
Arthur Sadoun calls for ‘different approach’ at Cannes amid economic challenges
Publicis CEO says Lions festival should not just be about 'AI theory' or 'celebrating creativity for its own sake', given the toughest conditions since the pandemic.
Agency Report Card 2024: DDB
A storied legacy weighed down by churn, uneven creative output, and account losses. As organisational change looms, DDB must reignite its creative firepower or risk fading behind siblings TBWA and BBDO.
Agency Report Card 2024: Cheil Worldwide
The need for diversification beyond its parent, across clients, talent and DEI efforts is no longer optional. It’s a business necessity.
Agency Report Card 2024: BBDO
Amid challenging markets, BBDO is leaning on its creative capabilities while developing new technology skills to adapt to the new world of marketing, but this is still a work in progress.
Six agencies pitch for Emirates' $126 million global media account
IPG is the incumbent.
Agency Report Card 2024: Assembly
Assembly successfully pivoted to new sectors like healthcare and achieved B Corp certification. But revenue and operational hurdles must be addressed to solidify its position as a challenger agency.
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WPP set to drop GroupM brand in media shake-up
WPP media arm to change name as part of ongoing restructure.
Agency Report Card 2024: Accenture Song
From creative accolades at Cannes to its signature tech-driven growth, Accenture Song in APAC is well-positioned but needs to further tap into diversity as competition for transformation work intensifies.
WPP’s Mark Read on the new-biz pipeline, rebuilding in-office culture and not 'surrendering’ AKQA
CEO asserts that more time in-office will make WPP a 'stronger company in five years' time'.
Campari Group launches global media review
Incumbent on the account is Group M.
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