Maria Iu

Intelligence editor, Campaign AI

Maria is intelligence editor at Campaign. Contact her at maria.iu@haymarket.com.

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Asia-Pacific new-biz spotlight: Billings jump by a fifth with key moves in China

Billings in region went up 19% from a year earlier.

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Global indie agency rankings: W&K is most active shop at start of 2023

W&K had 14 wins and almost $300m in estimated billings in January-February – the highest of any creative or media agency.

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Global agency rankings: Three media shops exceed $1bn in billings

Top-placed OMD registered 37 wins in January-February media table.

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EMEA agency rankings: EssenceMediacom and Saatchi & Saatchi ride high

Both agencies exceed $250m in billings in first leagues of 2023.

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M&A in 2022: top buyers revealed

WPP and Havas were top buyers last year.

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Asia-Pacific new-biz spotlight: Omnicom bounces back in December

Despite overall drop in region’s new business, Omnicom generated $100m more in billings compared with previous month.

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We’re more than a label, creators tell brands

Meta event featured session on partnerships between creators and brands.

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Global indie agency rankings: who were the star players in 2022?

Horizon Media and O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul were number one in media and creative respectively.

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Global agency rankings: Final 2022 media and creative new-business tables

Sister shop Leo Burnett ends year in second place in creative table.

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Europe agency rankings: Carat grabs top spot at year end

Meanwhile, there was no change to the creative league from November.

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North America new-biz spotlight: Creative reviews surpass $1bn in November

Brands that appointed agencies include Shake Shack and Activision Blizzard.

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Global agency rankings: Leo Burnett almost triples revenue

Publicis agency jumps to sixth place.

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Europe agency rankings: Robust growth from Carat, Havas Media, Leo Burnett and MSL

Four shops boosted win revenue by more than 50% in November.

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Global agency rankings: Starcom, Carat and Mindshare on ascent

Publicis Media kept top spot in media, however.

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Europe agency rankings: Renault, Orange and more boost Publicis performance

Epsilon and Publicis Conseil land top five spots.

Tetley: Neverland won account earlier in 2021

Tetley salutes nation's tea drinkers in debut work by Neverland

Campaign launches new positioning and namechecks ‘flaskers’ and ‘dunkers’.

Planet Fitness: chose Publicis Groupe to handle advertising and media

Campaign AI global new-biz round-up: August billings exceed $6bn

Major account moves include Planet Fitness, TD Bank and Unilever.

De'Longhi: campaign by M&C Saatchi stars Brad Pitt

Campaign AI Europe agency rankings: M&C Saatchi and Mindshare among climbers

Top spots remain occupied by Havas Worldwide and Wavemaker.

Nivea: parent Beiersdorf working with Wavemaker on planning
Walmart: working with Publicis Media in US

Campaign AI global new-biz round-up: Billings improve in July

Global billings up just over $300m from July 2020 but still below 2019 levels.