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Samsung, Maruti, Adani, Adidas trigger India pitch wave as WPP, Omnicom-IPG reshape agency map

Indian marketers are calling agency reviews en masse, set off by the Omnicom-IPG mega-merger and WPP's Elevate28 consolidation. Fee compression, AI disruption and a shift from Agency-of-Record to project rosters are pushing brands to test independents like Rediffusion and RK Swamy Hansa, with zero-commission bids on the table.

Indian marketers are calling agency reviews en masse, set off by the Omnicom-IPG mega-merger and WPP's Elevate28 consolidation. Fee compression, AI disruption a

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