Mears joined Havas earlier this year from Interpublic's Initiative to help run what is now billed as Havas Group Media, as opposed to the old Havas Media Group. Havas is the first of the major marketing

Interpublic's Initiative media agency scored an important win with the capture of global media for LEGO, taking over from Carat in most international markets and from Starcom in the US. Despite its position

giving the Interpublic-owned an unprecedented clean sweep of regional trophies. It had already been named Agency of the Year in separate contests for the North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions,

In the news this past week: Agencies Interpublic reported weak topline numbers for 3Q, adding fuel to fears of a global slowdown in the ad industry. Revenues of $1.9bn represented an organic lift of

Interpublic's Futurebrand and WPP's Brand Union. WPP was put in an embarrassing position by the revelation that it has been playing both sides against the middle on gun control in the US. Public affairs

India and Vietnam. Departing the roster is Interpublic's UM which had managed Canada and some Latin American markets. Other new account assignments this week were modest by comparison. Independent French

Media. McDonald's appointed Interpublic's Huge to take charge of all digital design and user experience in the US, working alongside recently appointed Capgemini and DigitasLBi. Huge has already established

Publicis 0.8%, Interpublic 0.4%, WPP revenues -0.8%, Havas -0.9%, WPP net sales -1.7%, Dentsu -4.8%. Much smaller MDC scored a gain of 11.7%. In an important victory for Publicis Groupe's consulting

Publicis 0.8%, Interpublic 0.4%, WPP revenues -0.8%, WPP net sales -1.7%, Dentsu -4.8%. Much smaller MDC scored 11.7%. In yet another attempt to repair the long-suffering Lowe network, the London office

After a run of strong recent quarterly results, Interpublic reported disappointing figures for 2Q. Revenue of $1.88bn reflected an organic increase of just 0.4%, well below IPG's last quarter, lower even