4A’s CEO Nancy Hill attacked Adscam blogger George Parker in her keynote speech at the organization’s Leadership Conference in San Francisco, calling him one of many “incessantly negative adverbloggers” and inviting him to attend next year’s “expensive wank-fest.” Here’s her full quote, as captured on Ad Age’s video: … we’ve...
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WPP’s board is undertaking a “comprehensive” search for a successor to Martin Sorrell, the company’s founder and CEO, who is 64, according to its annual report. The news comes as WPP girds for up to 7,200 layoffs this year (more on that below). The board is considering internal and external candidates “in a totally frank, highly specific manner,” the report...
It’s the end of another month, and so we bring you the top 10 weirdest ad stories of April 2009. Enjoy! Worst ad ever? Toilet paper promo features model of human butt Denmark’s Silk Soft is the brand that commissioned this monstrosity (pictured). JWT interns whipped and beaten Or at least their T shirts — featuring faux sweat stains and whip slashes — make them appear...
Valassis had another awful quarter in which its legal bills were 22 percent of its profit and CFO Robert Recchia hinted that there may be more layoffs to come at the company. He’s seeking to get $25 million out of his sales, general and admin budget — the expense line that wages and salaries come out of. He needs those savings because Valassis’ business is shrinking...
Mead Johnson has been sued a third time over alleged false and misleading advertising for its Enfamil baby formula brand. Mead Johnson is developing a reputation as a recalcitrant advertiser that doesn’t seem to care whether its ads tell the truth or not. That’s not a good reputation for a baby brand to have. As BNET readers know, Mead Johnson also made its way into the FTC’s...
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