JWT Network First in India and China; New Business Wins in Chindia Validate Creative Awards

JWT Network First in India and China; New Business Wins in Chindia Validate Creative Awards

April 11, 2007

    NEW YORK, April 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- So far in
2007, JWT's agencies in Asia are winning creative kudos and
attracting a surge of new business.  "We are intensely
focused on this rapidly growing arena, and we're starting
to realize the results of those efforts," said Michael
Maedel, worldwide president of JWT. 

    In the just published Campaign Brief Asia's 2007
rankings, JWT's agencies rated first in both India and
China.  (While JWT Shanghai was first last year, and again
this year, JWT Mumbai jumped from tenth to first in 2007.) 
"I'm seeing some unprecedented and incredibly
impressive results from the creative talent at our Chindia
agencies," said Craig Davis, JWT worldwide creative
director.

    New business won since the beginning of the year
includes:

    JWT India: Exide Industries, General Insurance Council,
Haier Telecom, Hyundai, Sony VAIO, Sterling Resorts and Tata
Steel 

    RMG Connect/India: Bombay Dyeing, ITC Welcomgroup
Hotels and Microsoft

    JWT Greater China: Cadina Potato Chips for Lian Hwa
Foods, InBev, Knorr, Liugong Machinery, Pizza Hut, Rolex
and UL Activation Projects (won by Always Marketing)
   
    About JWT

    JWT ranks as the largest advertising agency brand in
the United States and as the fourth-largest full-service
network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (Nasdaq:
WPPGY). JWT's heritage of brand-building excellence extends
back to 1864, making us the world's oldest advertising
agency brand. In 1939, JWT pioneered the first national
consumer research panel. In 1988, we created the first
research study of consumer lifestyles, "Life
Stages." We believe in being anthropologists first,
advertising people second.


    For more information, please contact: 

     Matthew Haggerty
     JWT
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