Cameron Clarke

2 months ago | thedrum.com | Cameron Clarke

Only three weeks ago, Blake Chandlee was on stage with The Drum at Web Summit Qatar setting out his vision for TikTok in 2025. We now know it would be his last public appearance as its advertising chief. In an internal memo circulated this week, Chandlee told colleagues he would be stepping down from his role as TikTok’s president of global business solutions after six years. He will leave the company on 1 April but continue as an advisor.

2 months ago | thedrum.com | Cameron Clarke

Business was already tough enough for Sir Martin Sorrell before the will-they-won’t-they tariff saga began with the onset of Donald Trump’s second term as US president. Now the S4 Capital chief executive has warned that “the macroeconomic environment in 2025 will remain challenging given significant volatility and uncertainty in global economic policy, particularly tariffs”.

2 months ago | thedrum.com | Cameron Clarke

After a long and distinguished career in brands, David Wheldon did not need the challenge of returning as WFA president. But such is the marketing veteran’s regard for the organization, he is back six years on from his last stint at the top to help steer it through arguably the most pivotal period in its modern history. Want to go deeper? Ask The Drum Pivotal because the WFA has, since August, been defending itself against an antitrust lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s X that has stunned adland.

2 months ago | thedrum.com | Cameron Clarke

It’s the sort of message that would usually be disregarded as a platitude. But coming, as it does, from the CEO of Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG) – that is, the man who now holds the fates of so many creative agencies in his hands – it is not a throwaway gesture. Since January, agency networks BBDO, DDB, TBWA and the Advertising Collective have begun reporting to the straight-talking Aussie under the new, unified OAG leadership structure.

Feb 28, 2025 | thedrum.com | Cameron Clarke

“We have not insisted that people come back five days a week, but we have insisted they come back three days a week, at least,” Wren said on stage at Web Summit Qatar this week. “We’ve found that that’s a sensible balance between our employees' needs, some of the habits that they learned during Covid and the needs of our clients and our businesses.”Omnicom’s approach contrasts with rival WPP, which in January told staff it would be mandating four days a week in the office.