'It's tough for WPP' – Q2 analysis | N Brown creative review | Is adland manipulating culture?

<p>After WPP's Q2 results, the Campaign team analyses why the agency group downgraded its annual forecast and saw revenues drop in China.</p><br><p>Gideon Spanier, Campaign UK's editor-in-chief, discusses <a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/wpps-mark-read-group-m-needs-improve-china-woes-cautious-clients/1884792" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his recent interview with Mark Read, the chief executive of WPP,</a> and the context behind his questioning which included the FGS sale and what's going on with Group M.Gideon Spanier, Campaign UK's editor-in-chief, sat down with WPP chief executive Mark Read to discuss the holdco's Q2 results.</p><br><p>He is joined in the studio by Charlotte Rawlings, senior creativity reporter, who reminisces her school days with <a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/m-s-mother-roll-back-to-school-clothing-campaign/1884741" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M&S and Mother's back-to-school campaign</a>. Plus she takes us through the <a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/jd-williams-owner-goes-shopping-creative-agency/1885029" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">N Brown creative review</a> which owns JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo.</p><br><p>Hosted by tech editor Lucy Shelley, the trio discuss the latest feature from creativity and culture editor Alessandra Scotto di Santolo which digs into <a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/adland-manipulating-culture-striking-right-balance-hybrid-working-rules/1883048" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adland's hybrid working structure</a> using data from <a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/schoolreports2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Campaign's 2024 School Reports</a> and how the industry might be "manipulating culture".</p><br><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/group-m-appoints-zeniths-jon-stevens-chief-growth-officer/1884834" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Group&nbsp;M&nbsp;appoints Zenith's Jon Stevens as chief growth officer</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/dentsu-results-emea-bounces-back-strongly-group-returns-modest-growth/1885042" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Dentsu&nbsp;results: EMEA bounces back strongly as group returns to modest growth</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/dentsu-whistleblower-reports-double-amid-major-reforms/1884525" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Dentsu&nbsp;whistleblower reports more than double amid major reforms</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/volvo-launches-review-global-353m-media-account/1883402" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Volvo&nbsp;launches review of global £353m media account</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/grace-francis-jamie-mancini-katy-collins-launch-wonderful-things/1884843" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Grace Francis, Jamie Mancini, Katy Collins launch Wonderful Things</u></a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>