‘Holdco Hell’ Or The Cost Of Scale?
Bench's Shai Luft dives into holdco hell. And he's not talking about…
Omnicom Posts Net Loss & Doubles Cost Savings Target In First Results Since IPG Takeover
Thousands of jobs lost globally, meanwhile Philippe Krakowsky last seen exiting a…
‘Energised’: Jack Morton Sold By Omnicom To PE-Backed Impact XM
Agency acquisitions set to continue in 2026, yet again proving trade press…
Omnicom-IPG Takeover: Porter Novelli Folds Into FleishmanHillard
The headcount maths has left plenty of industry observers scratching their heads.…
McCann Worldgroup’s Founder John Dooner, Who “Set The Template For The Industry,” Passes Away
John Dooner was revered by many, and certainly won't be forgotten.
WPP & Publicis Win Kenvue Global Agency Review
Publicis Groupe and WPP considered a breath of fresh air after winning…
Everything That Mattered In 2025 (And A Few Things That Didn’t) It’s Part 2 Of B&T’s A-Z!
This picture in doesn't insinuate any similarities Messrs Garrett, Musk, Trump or…
It’s That Time Of The Year! B&T’s A-Z (Part 1)
What do Bob Katter, Sydney Sweeney and Peter Horgan have in common?…
Clive Palmer, Sydney Sweeney & Katie Rigg-Smith Headline B&T’s Most Read Features Of 2025
Here's a look at the most-read stories on B&T this past year.…
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Garrett – IPG Acquisition Marks ‘The End Of The Beginning’ Of Omnicom’s Upstream, Connected Transformation
Nick Garrett holds all the cards at Omnicom. So we slipped some…
WPP Media Australia Aces New Biz, Flipping Global Script With Publicis Close Behind
It's XXXX and Tooheys all round at WPP Media in Australia. Sadly…
Stevie Douglas-Neal Set To Join Newly Rebadged Omnicom Media
In further proof that Barangaroo's Sussex Hotel is a drain on staff…
Feast Your Eyes On The Late FCB’s Greatest Work
We take a look back at some of FCB's greatest work. Not…
Omnicom Takeover: IPG Mediabrands’ Leaders Mark Coad & Leigh Terry Exit
Two adland legends become the most senior casualties of Omnicom's takeover of…
Omnicom Shake-up: DDB Australia Joins Clems, Lee Leggett Moves To Group Role, FCB & DDB NZ Become McCann
Omnicom’s agency reshuffle is like Snakes and Ladders: climbing, merging and navigating…
Omnicom Reaction: Retiring Brands ‘Restructuring, Not Reinvention’, Industry Wonders If Media Agencies Will Be Next
In all of the analysis, nobody has considered the implications of a…
Omnicom Eats IPG: What It Could Mean For Australia
B&T takes a punt on Omnicom 2.0 rejigging, reminding readers this masthead…
Advertising’s Industrial Amnesia
Industrial amnesia might sound like an Ibiza superclub, but this piece is…
Kristiaan Kroon: ‘Traditional Media Can Be Far More Opaque Than Principal Inventory’
Kroon calls bundled media the bigger problem, but let’s be honest, principal…
European Commission Grants Last Approval For Omincom-IPG Merger
Like the difference between face and body lotion, the workings of the…
DDB’s Global CEO Departs Adding Weight To Reports Agency Brand Will Be Retired
DDB’s CEO skips agency retirement party.
OMG Shuffles Pack: Laura Nice To PHD, Sian Whitnall To Helm OMD Solo, Mark Jarrett To Group Role
Whitnall and Nice reported to be sad they're splitting, though pleased they…
Report: DDB Brand Set To Retire As Part Of Omnicom’s IPG Acquisition
DDB might not make it through the merger, it seems.
Omnicom Oceania Locks In Former TikTok CSR Head Daniel Klug As Director Of New Media
Daniel Klug heads to Omnicom, eagerly awaits a spot opening up on…
FTC Green Lights Omnicom-IPG Merger With Condition On Publishers’ Political Stance
IPG and Omnicom gets the green light with a caveat that may…
Omnicom, DDB & Whirlpool Face Lawsuit As US Senator Alleges AI Misuse In Cannes Entry
Who'd have thought financing a washing machine would get you into all…
Nick Garrett Confirmed As CEO Of Newly Formed Omnicom Oceania As Paul Bradbury Steps Down
It might have been the industry's worst kept secret, but the news…
ACCC A-OK With Omnicom’s IPG Acqusition
ACCC waves through the acquisition that has indie media agencies rubbing their…
Omnicom Posts Solid Q2 Growth As IPG Merger Nears Completion
Omnicom's numbers are up as it heads into the merger to end…
Omnicom-IPG Merger Clears Major Regulatory Hurdle But FTC Warns Against Collusion Over Political Content
Looks like Omnicom and IPG are one step closer to finally tying…
Nick Garrett Tipped To Lead An Omnicom Structural Shake-Up As HoldCo Eyes Full Clemenger Ownership, Further Media & Creative Integration
If Garrett is to take control, media and creative might finally be…
COMvergence: Holdco M&As Slow, Consultancies Accelerate In 2024
As with marriages, M&As are on the downturn. Though we reckon neither…
Omnicom Delivers Solid Q1 Earnings, Falls Short On Revenue As IPG Merger Looms
Omnicom’s Q1: a little up, a little down, and a $33.8 million…
Marelle Salib Steps Into Kristiaan Kroon’s Shoes With Promotion To Chief Media Partnerships Officer
Salib steps into the corner office at OMG. Says she's still waiting…
Omnicom Media Group Names Inaugural New Zealand CEO
A wonderful signing for Omnicom. Hopefully she can lead Team New Zealand…
Omnicom Grows Organic APAC Revenues By 3.8% in 2024
Omnicom talks a strong game ahead of marriage with IPG, hoping it…
Tragic Losses & Major Adland Shifts: It’s B&T’s Most Read Headlines Of 2024
As the headline suggests, it's B&T's headlines of the year. "Three-day programmatic…
‘Opportunities’ & ‘Brutal Consolidation’: Publicis Groupe’s Arthur Sadoun, WPP’s Mark Read & S4 Capital’s Sir Martin Sorrell Respond To Omnicom-IPG Merger
Media's three biggest names weigh in on the IPG-Omnicom merger. As expected,…
‘A Scary Supergroup’, ‘Consolidation & Redundancies’ & ‘A Play For Scale’ — Baxter, Woolley, Leach & More React To Omnicom’s Acquisition Of IPG
And here's B&T thinking that Cream was the only supergroup worth its…
