EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 4 MIN
WPP's Next Cut, Havas's New Strategy Chief
from Advertising in Five
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)
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AdNews 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.
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