B to B News

Dentsu and Steve Biegel reach settlement

by Darren Davidson, Brand Republic 08-Jul-08, 09:00

LONDON - The legal row between Japanese ad agency Dentsu and Steve Biegel, its former US creative director, which involved allegations that he was pressured into visiting a brothel and engaging in sexual activities while on company business, has been settled.

World Economic Forum: PublicisLive to organise

PublicisLive wins long-term contract for World Economic Forum

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 08-Jul-08, 10:00

LONDON - PublicisLive, the Geneva-based events division of Publicis Groupe, has won a seven-year contract with the World Economic Forum to organise the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Microsoft...switched global account from McCann Erickson

Microsoft switches global account to JWT

by Caroline Lovell, Brand Republic, 08-Jul-08, 09:00

LONDON - Microsoft has moved its global business-to-business account into JWT from McCann Erickson, after a pitch involving several undisclosed agencies.

ICO calls for modernisation of European privacy law

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 07-Jul-08, 14:20

LONDON - The Information Commissioner's Office is leading an international debate about the future direction of the data protection law in Europe, which it claims is outdated and in need of reform.

Havemann: chief executive of Research Now

Research Now reports record results with revenues up 92%

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 07-Jul-08, 11:30

LONDON - Research Now has reported record results with revenues up 92% to £19.1m and strong growth in all markets, in its interim results for the six months ended April 30 2008.

Royal Mail: rivals deliver one in every four letters

Royal Mail faces further losses as blue-chip customers flee

by Louisa Barnett, Brand Republic, 07-Jul-08, 10:15

LONDON - One in every four letters are now handled by Royal Mail's rivals, following an exodus of blue-chip bulk mailing customers, raising concerns over the future of the group.

WPP must decide on £1.1bn bid for TNS by Wednesday

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 07-Jul-08, 09:10

LONDON - Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has until July 9 to decide whether to make a £1.1bn hostile bid for market research group Taylor Nelson Sofres, after meeting more of its shareholders on Tuesday.