<![CDATA[Advertising in Five]]>d562da05-9efb-5628-988a-bb9e82ebdb76Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:27:10 +0000Captivate.fminfo@getfivewire.com (Fivewire)https://artwork.captivate.fm/940c0d36-62a5-46fa-9084-03e79d3d70d3/advertising-cover-b2.pngAdvertising in FiveFivewireinfo@getfivewire.comFivewireAdvertising in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the advertising business: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Account moves, agency and holdco shakeups, campaigns, and the media and measurement shifts changing how brands buy attention. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For agencies, brands and the media shops between them. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.https://advertisinginfive.comfalseepisodicyespodcastWPP's Next Cut, Havas's New Strategy ChiefWPP's Next Cut, Havas's New Strategy ChiefWPP reportedly plans hundreds more job cuts. AdNews reports WPP intends further global reductions in the mid-to-high hundreds before year-end, cuts the company has not confirmed, arriving mid-turnaround. (adnews.com.au, More About Advertising)

Havas names Raphaël de Andréis Chief Strategy Officer. Havas has created a Chief Strategy Officer role to drive AI-enabled strategy, per Storyboard18, placing AI responsibility inside client-facing group leadership. (storyboard18.com)

Also moving today:

Media Buying Briefing: It’s a world party at the World Cup, unless you’re looking to get in now (Digiday)

Farmers Touts New Coverage By Turning Pink -- And Losing J.K. Simmons (MediaPost, Marketing Dive)

Grid Worldwide exits TBWA\SA in management buyout (Bizcommunity.com, The Media Online, nexmedia.co.za)

The Maker of Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, and Swiss Miss Has a New Commerce Agency (Adweek)

Meet the People Cracks the Southern Market With LOOMIS Acquisition (Adweek)

]]>WPP reportedly plans hundreds more job cuts. AdNews reports WPP intends further global reductions in the mid-to-high hundreds before year-end, cuts the company has not confirmed, arriving mid-turnaround. (adnews.com.au, More About Advertising)

Havas names Raphaël de Andréis Chief Strategy Officer. Havas has created a Chief Strategy Officer role to drive AI-enabled strategy, per Storyboard18, placing AI responsibility inside client-facing group leadership. (storyboard18.com)

Also moving today:

Media Buying Briefing: It’s a world party at the World Cup, unless you’re looking to get in now (Digiday)

Farmers Touts New Coverage By Turning Pink -- And Losing J.K. Simmons (MediaPost, Marketing Dive)

Grid Worldwide exits TBWA\SA in management buyout (Bizcommunity.com, The Media Online, nexmedia.co.za)

The Maker of Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, and Swiss Miss Has a New Commerce Agency (Adweek)

Meet the People Cracks the Southern Market With LOOMIS Acquisition (Adweek)

]]>e7b4a3dc-2435-4a64-ace5-2bcd83bf3bd7Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:27:09 +000004:22falsefullAdNews reports WPP plans another round of global job cuts in the mid to high hundreds before year end, a figure sourced to AdAge and unconfirmed by the company, set against Elevate28 and a headcount already down more than eight percent. Havas has created a chief strategy officer role for Raphaël de Andréis, per Storyboard18, and MediaPost reports Farmers Insurance is rebranding around Honesty Is Our Policy while parting with spokesperson J.K. Simmons. Also moving: World Cup ratings at the halfway mark, Grid Worldwide's buyout from TBWA South Africa, Conagra's pick of Barrows, and Meet the People's acquisition of LOOMIS.Adidas Picks Omnicom, and Havas Books Three HeadlinesAdidas Picks Omnicom, and Havas Books Three HeadlinesAdidas Awards Global Media Account To Omnicom. Adidas has appointed Omnicom Media Group to a reported $512 million global media account, one of the year's largest disclosed reviews ahead of the 2026 World Cup. (Brand Spur, Bizcommunity.com, Marketing Magazine Asia)

FTC Settles With Havas, Completing Holdco Sweep. The FTC has reached a proposed settlement with Havas, the last of the 'Big Six' ad holding companies to resolve alleged brand-safety collusion, closing the regulatory sweep. (storyboard18.com)

Havas Media Named Media AOR For Farmers Insurance. Farmers Insurance has appointed Havas Media as its media agency of record after a review, adding a reported $51.5 million account as sector media reviews continue. (MediaPost)

Also moving today:

£84bn at stake as industry faces ultimatum on AI skills (decisionmarketing.co.uk)

Pitch Wrap - Publicis, Zenith, Omnicom, UM, Kaimera, WA Government, Yango, Dentsu - AdNews (adnews.com.au)

Media Buying Briefing: How Mediasense and other consultancies are girding for a busy second-half (Digiday, Digiday)

Visit California Selects Gale As Global Brand AOR (MediaPost)

ANZ closes in on media agency decision (Mumbrella)

]]>Adidas Awards Global Media Account To Omnicom. Adidas has appointed Omnicom Media Group to a reported $512 million global media account, one of the year's largest disclosed reviews ahead of the 2026 World Cup. (Brand Spur, Bizcommunity.com, Marketing Magazine Asia)

FTC Settles With Havas, Completing Holdco Sweep. The FTC has reached a proposed settlement with Havas, the last of the 'Big Six' ad holding companies to resolve alleged brand-safety collusion, closing the regulatory sweep. (storyboard18.com)

Havas Media Named Media AOR For Farmers Insurance. Farmers Insurance has appointed Havas Media as its media agency of record after a review, adding a reported $51.5 million account as sector media reviews continue. (MediaPost)

Also moving today:

£84bn at stake as industry faces ultimatum on AI skills (decisionmarketing.co.uk)

Pitch Wrap - Publicis, Zenith, Omnicom, UM, Kaimera, WA Government, Yango, Dentsu - AdNews (adnews.com.au)

Media Buying Briefing: How Mediasense and other consultancies are girding for a busy second-half (Digiday, Digiday)

Visit California Selects Gale As Global Brand AOR (MediaPost)

ANZ closes in on media agency decision (Mumbrella)

]]>46674114-9c18-4595-8506-33379d0f67eaTue, 14 Jul 2026 01:16:09 +000004:25falsefullAdidas has handed its roughly $512 million global media account to Omnicom Media Group after a review against WPP and Publicis, ending an eight-year run for EssenceMediacom, per Campaign, Brand Spur and Bizcommunity. Storyboard18 reports the FTC has reached a proposed settlement with Havas, making it the last of the Big Six holding companies to resolve allegations they colluded on brand-safety standards, while MediaPost reports Farmers Insurance named Havas Media its media agency of record on an account COMvergence sizes at about $51.5 million. Also moving: a UK report warning £84 billion is at stake without faster AI upskilling, Samsung awarding media to Publicis, and PHD Melbourne defending the ANZ Bank account against Atomic 212.