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• Vice secures further $500m investment

  4 Sep 2014: Digital media brand says cash from Silicon Valley tech firm and US cable broadcaster values company at more than $2.5bn. By Jason Deans

• Scottish yes vote and British EU exit could hit UK economy, says Sorrell

  26 Aug 2014: WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell warns that votes on independence and EU membership could harm businesses already affected by Ukraine and Middle East worries

• WPP raises digital revenue target

  26 Aug 2014: Sir Martin Sorrell aims 45% of total revenue in next five years to come from new media and markets such as India, Brazil and China. By Mark Sweney

• Sir Martin Sorrell's profile proves how much it pays to advertise

  24 Aug 2014: Business agenda: WPP's high-profile founder is immediately recognisable. The same is less true of his more reticent colleagues on the board

• Volkswagen ad in plagiarism row

  27 Jun 2014: Road-safety campaign for company’s Chinese branch accused of breaching intellectual property of Happiness Belgium. By Mark Sweney
  

• National press ad revenue forecast to fall below £1bn in 2014

  17 Jun 2014: Total UK ad revenue set to increase by 5.4%, fuelled by football World Cup ITV broadcasts, says WPP’s GroupM. By Mark Sweney

• Ad agency apologises to Malala for cartoon images of her being shot

  16 May 2014: Ogilvy says it deeply regrets 'bounce back' ad for mattress brand and launches internal investigation. By Mark Sweney

• Chime suffers shareholder revolt led by WPP over executive pay

  16 May 2014: Almost 22% of shareholders chose to withhold voting to approve the company's remuneration policy for directors. By Mark Sweney

• Publicis/Omnicom merger collapse: where does this leave the sector?

  Guardian Professional, 9 May 2014:

  The biggest winners from the collapse of the $35bn deal will be the independent agencies, writes Jim Houghton

• Publicis/Omnicom deal collapsed after merger turned into power struggle

  9 May 2014:

  French advertising company boss said discussions with US group on $35bn deal had turned into talkover talks. By Mark Sweney

• Howard Stringer would be 'excellent' BBC Trust chair, says Martin Sorrell

  8 May 2014: Founder of WPP advertising empire praises ex-Sony and CBS executive – but adds he does not yet know the other contenders. By Mark Sweney

• Sir Martin Sorrell's pay package rises 70% to £30m

  30 Apr 2014: WPP chief executive could face further shareholder unrest as remuneration is boosted by payout from incentive scheme. By Mark Sweney

• Martin Sorrell: 'Don't underestimate the impact of Snowden revelations among consumers' - video

  Video (3min 54sec), 2 Apr 2014:

  Martin Sorrell, chief executive officer of WPP Group, talks to Mark Sweney at Ad Week Europe about Google v NewsCorp, the NSA revelations by Edward Snowden and the decline of 'legacy' print media

• WPP boss says ad industry underestimates effect of Snowden leaks

  31 Mar 2014:

  Sir Martin Sorrell says businesses fail to grasp impact of surveillance revelations on consumer attitudes to privacy and security. By Mark Sweney

• WPP beats rivals as pre-tax profits leap by 18.7%

  27 Feb 2014: Sir Martin Sorrell's marketing services group benefits from strong UK performance in advertising, media and PR during 2013. By John Reynolds

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