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WPP group plc - Sir Martin Sorrell on the recession

May 11, 2009

Sir Martin Sorrell on the succession, the recession and the overall future of the Advertising Agency WPP group plc. Several Videos have come out over the weekend that discuss the future of the company and it’s overall direction.

He states that for the past 6 years they have “reviewed” all 600 of the “top” employees of WPP group and it just happened that the media was clinging to the review of himself. In other-words he said he isn’t going anywhere “until the board of directors thinks I am too old and feeble”. Some feel that happened decades ago.

Regardless, enjoy the below videos, please state your thoughts.

Foxnews:

Now the kicker, WPP has pushed out this video on how to advertise during a recession, and how to survive during the recession. If we were to follow the advice that WPP group does rather than what they publish on the video, we would simply fire everyone.

But alas that isn’t the content of the video..

The UK Times:
Thoughts?

Written by TheFounder · Filed Under Advertising Agency News 


Comments

  • http://www.chris-allison.com/ Chris Allison

    wow, his blathering on about the chicken, brazil, and latin america was so obnoxious and pompous sounding I couldn’t take the rest of it seriously

  • http://www.chris-allison.com Chris Allison

    wow, his blathering on about the chicken, brazil, and latin america was so obnoxious and pompous sounding I couldn’t take the rest of it seriously

  • http://www.tribbleagency.com/ TheFounder

    “obnoxious and pompous” is exactly what I think about it as well.

  • http://www.tribbleagency.com TheFounder

    “obnoxious and pompous” is exactly what I think about it as well.

  • http://www.adscam.typepad.com/ George Parker

    Survival of the fastest… Jesus, all these people said the same old boilerplate bullshit they always say… Clients who spend during a recession will come out ahead of those who don’t… People are looking for value not glitz… etc… etc… Not one original thought amongst them… And these are the top guys at these companies… Douchenozzles.
    Cheers/George

  • http://www.adscam.typepad.com George Parker

    Survival of the fastest… Jesus, all these people said the same old boilerplate bullshit they always say… Clients who spend during a recession will come out ahead of those who don’t… People are looking for value not glitz… etc… etc… Not one original thought amongst them… And these are the top guys at these companies… Douchenozzles.
    Cheers/George

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