Even The Onion Wrote About The Omnicom-Publicis Merger [THE BRIEF]
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Even The Onion has a story on the Publicis-Omnicom merger, "bringing together the largest collection of people with no discernible skills whatsoever."
Publicis Omnicom Groupe has a fake Twitter account. It's pretty hilarious.
On a more serious note, does the merger bring up antitrust concerns?
Olapic, a company that assists retailers with e-commerce via Instagram/Twitter/Facebook integration, closed a $5 million Series A round of funding. It was led by Fung Capital USA and Longworth Venture Partners.
Grey New York and Mayor Bloomberg partnered up to create a NYC "Recycle Everything campaign.
Trademob, a mobile app marketing platform, hired three new people for is executive sales team. John Rankin, formerly at adsmobie, will be VP international. He will be supported by Samantha Hoffnagle and David McDowell.
Jack Marshall at Digiday thinks that these are the biggest misconceptions about Publicis Omnicom.
Mashable looks at how to create a great Tumblr campaign.
Former Barneys e-commerce director Jordan Holberg is now the director of technology at TBWA/Chiat/Day NY.
Previously on Business Insider Advertising:
- These Are Worst Client Conflicts Created By The Biggest Ad Company Merger Ever
- Here's The Big Downside To The Publicis-Omnicom Merger
- Kmart Made A Rap Video
- Acura Sent 100 Followers A Snapchat
- Publicis And Omnicom CEOs Tell Wall Street They Don't See Any Client Losses In Merger
- Everyone Is Talking About The Publicis-Omnicom Merger
- The Brits Are Using Twitter To Organize Cash-For-Sex Parties