Martin Sorrell
Martin Sorrell
Sir Martin Stuart Sorrellis a British businessman and the chief executive officer of WPP plc...
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Somebody who is unique - and this will get me into trouble - by definition cannot be replaced.
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I recently interviewed Bernie Ecclestone in London. He had a go at women, said [Vladimir] Putin should be running Europe and so on. He enjoys it - he's been doing it for such a long time. He has an entrenched position. The truth be known, he is unique, right?
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The second quarter was stronger in France and Germany, ... The UK is not as stabilized or as strong.
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The television ratings were, I think, a little bit disappointing, but NBC said they made a good return on it.
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Primarily our strategy is organic growth, buttressed by acquisitions.
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We'll continue to look at it over the next week or so and take a decision one way or another,
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We're building our brand in Asia. With iPR, it clearly makes Ogilvy the strongest public relations company in the region.
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I have never heard such optimism, and such positive noise about growth and development in India,
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The volume and the demand is so great ... we're able to price our services a little bit more aggressively as a result,
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There are very few events that have significant reach anymore. That's the paradox of Super Bowl advertising -- why does a 30-second spot cost $2.5 million? There is a pool of money which has remained pretty much the same that is willing to bid for those programs.
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We're insulated a little bit from the recession because of our cost structure, but our business is to some extent cyclical, ... With pressure on network TV, rising (interest) rates against inflation and lower, declining audiences, clearly clients are looking at alternatives.
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a terribly invidious position by people giving him an earache about this.
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We're now in a situation where people are questioning consumer spending.
I was carrying Jackie Stewart's bag! Formula One was pretty much the same back then.