the final ranking for 3Q is as follows: Dentsu 5.4%, Interpublic 5.4%, Omnicom 2.9%, MDC 1.5% Publicis 1.3%, Havas 0.3% and WPP -1.5%. Omnicom was awarded the advertising contract for the US Army

Perhaps the most notable was the resignation of Dentsu Aegis Network CEO Jerry Buhlmann. He will continue to serve as a special advisor for the remainder of his contract into 2019, but his executive duties

Another independent bites the dust. Dentsu Aegis Network announced the acquisition of global B2B network Gyro for an undisclosed sum. The group had been jointly owned by private equity investors and management.

Hot on the heels of its deal for Gyro, Dentsu Aegis Network added another string to its bow with the acquisition of US CRM giant Merkle. The purchase will fill a significant hole in the group's US portfolio,

compared to $53.8m for the year-ago quarter. Dentsu and Havas/Vivendi are both due to report mid-next month. JM Smucker - owners of Smuckers spreads, Folgers coffee and America's third largest petfoods

The main losers are independent Horizon Media and Dentsu Aegis-owned Merkle. At the same time AT&T's own social media duties will move to DDB's Tribal digital satellite. This had previously been handled

while United Airlines has picked a Dentsu Aegis Network team led by Carat and Merkle to take over from Wavemaker. Merkle will also take on social media, previously handled by Wunderman, although the latter

subsidiary Vrumona at the end of this year to a new Dentsu Aegis unit to be named Red Star. Click here for a summary of other account changes this quarter or here for the full searchable database of account

or decline) in 2Q. Dentsu 5.9%, Interpublic 5.6%, WPP revenues 2.4% Omnicom 2.0%, WPP revenues less pass through costs 0.7% MDC -1.7%, Publicis -2.1%, Havas approx -4.1%. With the global Ford marketing

s local business to a newly created entity within Dentsu Aegis Network. With annual billings of around $400m on brands including Dior Parfums, Louis Vuitton, Hennessy and Bulgari, it has been one of Havas