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Melt In A Minute| WPP to sell 60% of Kantar to Bain Capital, Brands to advertise on Whatsapp & More

Madhuwanti Saha, July 12, 2019

From Bain looking to buy majority stake in WPP’S market research business Kantar to Whatsapp allowing backdoor advertisement through branded stickers, today's highlights

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Today’s Headlines:

• WPP to sell 60% of Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital
• MediaCom’s Toby Jenner named global CEO of Wavemaker
• Brands like Tinder, Tide, McDonald’s, Reebok and Zomato to advertise on Whatsapp through GIFs
• In Kantar’s ‘CX+ India Retail Banking Report 2019’ HSBC ranks No 1 in Retail Banks
• YouTube to draft a creator-on-creator harassment policy by year end