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WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) was the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday after Barclays downgraded it and other advertising agency rivals due to its prediction that artificial intelligence will "profoundly and irrevocably" disrupt the industry. After attending dozens of meetings at the Cannes Lions ad festival last week, the bank acknowledged that while its media team had been an "agency bull" over almost three decades, "we came away from all these meetings more bearish than before".

PHILADELPHIA, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Strategic media healthcare agency CMI Media Group, a WPP company (NYSE: WPP), announced it has appointed Andy Shaughnessy as SVP, Data Analytics on the agency's Customer Insights & Analytics team, responsible for leading and growing a talented team of data management experts, along with driving the agency's vision to provide actionable analytics to clients across multiple online and offline channels. With 15 years of proven pharma analytics experience, including omnichannel strategy and advanced/digital analytics, Andy brings a diverse range of skills to this role ensuring efficiency, speed, and value to the development of new data deliverables.

UBS's post-Cannes Lions debrief leaves little doubt that WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) needs to up the pace if it is to reclaim growth, while its peers race ahead on artificial intelligence and client wins. Last week's festival in the South of France drew the bank's analysts into thirty meetings with the chiefs of every major holding company, challenger agency and ad-tech player.

Mark Read, the outgoing CEO of British ad giant WPP, discusses the impact artificial intelligence is having on the advertising industry.

"Sightwalks," the innovative tactile signage system created by Grey Peru, is transforming sidewalks for UNACEM/Sol Cemento NEW YORK , June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey, a leading global ad agency, is proud to announce that it has been named an honoree of Fast Company's 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards, alongside its client UNACEM. This annual recognition honors transformative efforts that tackle the world's most pressing issues, from fresh sustainability initiatives and cutting-edge AI developments to ambitious pursuits of social equity that are helping mold the world.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought information from some of the world's top advertising firms as part of a probe into whether advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust laws by coordinating boycotts of certain sites, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Among firms that received requests are Omnicom, WPP, Dentsu, Interpublic and Publicis.

Global advertising revenue is expected to grow 6% this year, WPP Media said on Monday, lowering its earlier target of 7.7% due to uncertainty over U.S. trade policies.

WPP Media now sees global ad industry growth of 6% for this year, down from its prior forecast of 7.7%, excluding U.S. political spending.

WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) has begun the search for a new chief executive, as Mark Read has revealed his plans to retire at the end of the year. Read, who took the top job in 2018 after the inglorious departure of founder Sir Martin Sorrell, has been at the company for over thrree decades.