Comments on: WPP group plc ad revenue tanks 6% http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928 Advertising Agency and Marketing Agency News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: WPP group plc loses Olympic Bid | Tribble Ad Agency : The Advertising Agency of Record http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928&cpage=1#comment-32698 WPP group plc loses Olympic Bid | Tribble Ad Agency : The Advertising Agency of Record Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:36:08 +0000 http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928#comment-32698 [...] company revenue crashed 6% in 90 days, leaving little new business coming in, and huge amounts of business leaving the door, such as Dell [...] [...] company revenue crashed 6% in 90 days, leaving little new business coming in, and huge amounts of business leaving the door, such as Dell [...]

]]> By: TheFounder http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928&cpage=1#comment-32697 TheFounder Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:07:00 +0000 http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928#comment-32697 That's exactly what it is Isau Hispansaroff! I built a countdown clock for Enfatico, http://countdown.tribbleagency.com ... and I might be building on for WPP itself at this rate. That’s exactly what it is Isau Hispansaroff! I built a countdown clock for Enfatico, http://countdown.tribbleagency.com … and I might be building on for WPP itself at this rate.

]]> By: Isau Hispansaroff http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928&cpage=1#comment-32686 Isau Hispansaroff Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:22:40 +0000 http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928#comment-32686 Isn't this just another type of Ponzi scheme? The company borrows money to 'buy revenue' (high interest-bearing to, non-accretive deals) hoping that the next quarter's revenue story ("up 35.9%") will keep attracting new investors and lenders. The problem is that WPP has no real understanding of how to make their under-performing core assets (Ogilvy, JWT, Y&R, etc) perform. The only growth strategy they know is through financial engineering. One good thing about a recession is that it increases visibility into the true value of highly pumped investment stories. I smell an implosion. Anyone want to start a count-down clock? 12 months? 18? Isn’t this just another type of Ponzi scheme?

The company borrows money to ‘buy revenue’ (high interest-bearing to, non-accretive deals) hoping that the next quarter’s revenue story (“up 35.9%”) will keep attracting new investors and lenders.

The problem is that WPP has no real understanding of how to make their under-performing core assets (Ogilvy, JWT, Y&R, etc) perform. The only growth strategy they know is through financial engineering.

One good thing about a recession is that it increases visibility into the true value of highly pumped investment stories.

I smell an implosion. Anyone want to start a count-down clock? 12 months? 18?

]]> By: art blizzard http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928&cpage=1#comment-32680 art blizzard Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:18:34 +0000 http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928#comment-32680 Just read the revenue report - no mention of Dell or Enfatico. Interesting to see it's not germane to their revenue stream. Just read the revenue report – no mention of Dell or Enfatico. Interesting to see it’s not germane to their revenue stream.

]]> By: art blizzard http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928&cpage=1#comment-32679 art blizzard Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:16:28 +0000 http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=4928#comment-32679 I say Martin is on his last year with WPP! He will experience the same seperation as imposed upon the Saatchi brothers. I say Martin is on his last year with WPP! He will experience the same seperation as imposed upon the Saatchi brothers.

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