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WPP Group plc
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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
End of Story for Bigwords.com
Oct 27 2000 05:56 PM PDT

Advertising.com Nets $57 Million
Aug 02 2000 12:55 PM PDT

Vive L'acquisition, Part II
Jun 20 2000 01:07 PM PDT

Euro RSCG to Snap Up Net PR Firm
Jun 02 2000 06:30 PM PDT

WPP to Buy Young & Rubicam for $4.7 Billion
May 11 2000 05:48 PM PDT

 PROFILE
This group sings its clients' praises all across the world. With some 1,300 offices in about 100 countries, WPP Group is the world's #2 advertising and media services conglomerate (behind The Interpublic Group, based on worldwide billings). Its global agency networks J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather, and Y&R Advertising create advertising for clients such as American Express, Ford, and IBM. WPP also offers a variety of services, including public relations, media planning and buying, marketing, and market research through companies such as Hill and Knowlton, MindShare, and The Kantar Group. (Diversified services account for 53% of revenues.) The company acquired US-based Young & Rubicam in 2000.

 COMPETITION
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Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC)

 DEALS
Deal: MarketTools Gains $20 Million in Strategic Financing
Date Announced: 03.06.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 20
Description: MarketTools, an online consumer packaged goods market research company, secured $20 million in its third round of financing from WPP Group, Proctor & Gamble, and Ticonderoga Capital.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 4,456.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 27.0%
Employees: 55,000
Revenue per employee: $81,030.91

 KEY PEOPLE
• Martin S. Sorrell
    CEO
• Paul Richardson
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
27 Farm St.
London W1J 6RJ, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7408-2204
Fax: 44-20-7493-6819
Online: Web Site

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