Sir Martin Sorrell on digital, cost-cutting and client-agency relationships
The UK’s best-paid CEO shares his views on the future of advertising.
The UK’s best-paid CEO shares his views on the future of advertising.
Ahead of Lord Sugar’s appearance at the Festival of Marketing, we asked fellow business behemoth and WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell to interview him. Then we sat back and let the action unfold.
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