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Publicis Groupe has published an open letter to WPP chief executive Cindy Rose, calling her suggestion that it wins business on a CEO handshake an insult to clients.
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Publicis Groupe has published an open letter to WPP chief executive Cindy Rose, calling her suggestion that it wins business on a CEO handshake an insult to clients.

Diageo CEO Sir Dave Lewis says marketing is leading the drinks giant's turnaround, a year after a 13% budget cut, as Guinness grows by double digits and North America lags.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has called an urgent summit with the CWU and Royal Mail bosses on 3 November, days after the DM26 rollout was halted until January.

Royal Mail has paused DM26 in its last 107 delivery offices until 11 January, but with the model live in 90% of the network, direct mail clients still fear for Christmas.

Simon Roberts promises a 'bold' Christmas built on value, quality and 2,000 new products, as Sainsbury's grocery sales rise 2.9% to £13.2bn in the half.

Netflix has lowered its 2026 ad revenue forecast from $3bn to about $2.7bn after a slower rollout of ad products, while launching new targeting and measurement tools.