WPP

Isometric illustration of a WPP corporate tower with a downward-sloping revenue chart showing 8.9% decline and an empty CEO podium for the Q1 2026 earnings call.

WPP's Top 25 Clients Cut 9.4% and Cindy Rose Skipped Her First Earnings Call

WPP's Q1 2026 revenue less pass-through costs fell 8.9% to $2.9 billion, with its top 25 clients pulling spend 9.4% against a 7% increase the same quarter last year. New CEO Cindy Rose did not host the analyst call. WPP says she will lead only

Isometric illustration of one global media console linking Amazon, Walmart Connect and Sephora retail-media platforms to a centralized data hub above absorbed agency offices.

Estée Lauder Moved 150 Markets to One Agency. The Real Reason Is Retail Media.

Estée Lauder just handed WPP a global media account worth roughly £500 million (about AUD $987 million), according to B&T, consolidating media planning and buying for MAC, Clinique, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, Origins, and the flagship label across an estimated 150 markets. The pitch