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WPP lowers guidance after US tech slowdown

The advertising giant has also been weighed down by a raft of restructuring costs
August 4, 2023
  • Big debt burden
  • Strong UK growth 

Pride comes before a fall, and WPP (WPP) has learnt this the hard way. The world’s biggest advertising agency reassured shareholders in February that brands were still investing in marketing, and that like-for-like sales growth would be between 3 and 5 per cent in 2023. 

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