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IPG’s Michael Roth makes timely U-turn on threat of management consultancies, saying he’s open to partnerships

on Apr 21, 2017 | 0 comments

By Jennifer Faull

Interpublic Group (IPG) boss Michael Roth has seemingly back-peddled on how much of a threat he perceives management consultancies to be, saying in a few years the holding company could “partner” with one.

Last month, at the 4A’s Transformation Conference, Roth suggested that the likes of Accenture – which has acquired a raft of digital, creative and analytics agencies in recent years – are trying to get into advertising “because their own business isn’t doing particularly well.”

On a conference call with analysts today (21 April) to discuss its first quarter results, around half of the questions posed referenced Read full story ›

Source: The Drum