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WPP Group plc |
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NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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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 |
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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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DEALS |
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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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STOCK ANALYSIS |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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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 |
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Martin S. Sorrell
CEO
Paul Richardson
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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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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