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News Highlights

WPP Quarterly Trading Update

Third quarter reported revenues up almost 17%
Third quarter like-for-like revenues down under 9%
Third quarter like-for-like gross margin down 8%
Reported revenues up over 24% in first nine months
Like-for-like revenues down over 8% in first nine months
Like-for-like gross margin down 8% in first nine months
On course to achieve second half operating margin in line with last year

WPP and Fox Audience Network announce a partnership to provide enhanced online media planning services

Fox Audience Network (FAN), a division of News Corporation, and WPP have agreed a partnership to provide marketers with more accurate and in-depth information to increase the effectiveness of their digital marketing investments. FAN will work with units of WPPs Kantar and WPP Digital under the terms of the new partnership.

New Offers

WPP´s The Store to hold Retail China Summit

Retail China Summit will be taking place in Shanghai from the 24-26th of November 2009. The Store has arranged for a special 20% discount for all WPP colleagues and clients.

Free TGI data in new Product Book

The Target Group Index (TGI) study was established in Britain in 1969, with most of its international expansion taking place over the last 10 years.

The TGI studies measure consumer product and brand consumption, attitudes and media usage. TGI studies are used worldwide by brand owners, agencies and media for a range of strategic and tactical purposes, including consumer profiling, brand positioning, the identification of target audiences, and media planning and buying.

TGI has produced a TGI Product Book that gives you free data on the penetration of seven key product categories in 53 markets (invaluable market sizing information!).

New Business

MediaCom Norway wins Danske Bank

Burson-Marsteller global wins Novozymes

G2 China wins Haier

TNS Turkey wins Turkish Television Audience Measurement

VML wins Hershey´s

Winners, Movers & Shakers

MediaCom Edinburgh wins Media Agency of the Year award at Scottish Advertising Awards for second year running.

New Business Enquiries

Are you looking for an advertising or marketing services partner? WPP can help point you in the right direction - find out how.

TNS publishes European gaming study

TNS NIPO Technology recently conducted a syndicated survey on gamers in Europe and the US, called Today´s Gamers.

Reports are for sale now, and free mini reports and press releases are available via www.todaysgamers.com.

Contact Caspar Hautvast (caspar.hautvast@tns-nipo.com).

WPP Reading Room

Find the latest and best published thinking from Group professionals in WPP´s new Reading Room: groundbreaking books, new research, top blogs and online bookshop.

Some recent features include:

Gordon Pincott of Millward Brown examines The Keys to Brand Success
Microsoft, Ogilvy and Mindshare take a look at Women In Their Digital Domain
What Hope-Fueled Markets Can Teach Brands, brought to you by JWT AnxietyIndex

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