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In the first quarter of 2018, WPP’s net sales were down just 0.1%, with the UK, Asia Pacific and Latin America up strongly, offset by declines in North America and Western Continental Europe.
UK adspend grew 4.6% to reach £22.2bn in 2017, the eighth consecutive year of growth, according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report. Here, media bosses digest the findings.
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