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GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, today announced its appointment as global media partner of record to Allianz Group, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers that serves more than 122 million customers in over 70 countries.

Total retained new business value by GroupM in the first three quarters is more than double that of the next closest media agency group; Wavemaker and Mindshare both rank top among the industry’s top five media agency networks during the same period 

Brunico Communications awarded GroupM Canada Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson 2023 Media Leader of the Year as a part of the annual Media Innovation Awards on November 29th in Toronto.

GroupM EMEA and UK CEO Josh Krichefski spoke to BBC News on World Mental Health Day 2023. He believes, “A positive workplace environment isn’t just about one day of the year - it requires constant focus.”

GroupM continues to pace the industry in new business retentions, according to the latest New Business Barometer (NBB) Report published by COMvergence. Among the agency networks, COMvergence ranked Wavemaker first in total new business value with an estimated $1.21 billion.

GroupM entered 2023 as the global leader in media investment with nearly $64 billion in total billings globally, according to COMvergence’s final Global & Regional Billings Rankings & Market Shares 2022 Report. Mindshare finishes second among agency networks while MediaCom finishes third and Wavemaker sees the third highest global billings growth from 2021 to 2022 in the industry.