Observed Signal · May 16, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: Initiative · Impact: 2/5
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Marc Oliver Nissen named CRO at kununu
Marc Oliver Nissen will join employer-review platform kununu as Chief Revenue Officer, starting October 1, 2026. Nissen has worked at LinkedIn for about eleven years and is currently a Director within LinkedIn Talent Solutions. At kununu he will consolidate commercial responsibilities by leading Sales, B2B Marketing and Go-to-Market. kununu plans to make its dataset on employers, salaries and company culture — its 'Workplace Insights' — more usable with AI and to expand data-driven offerings for employers to help attract, retain and develop talent; Nissen is expected to grow those offerings.
Lotto24 Shifts to Linear TV and Connected TV
Lotto24 launched a new brand campaign on 1 July 2026 in collaboration with creative agency c/o Setzkorn Kemper to strengthen the lottery platform’s image and emphasise its comparatively large number of winning opportunities. The campaign includes a spot titled "Lotto24 Gewinnbringer" and aims to show what differentiates Lotto24 from competitors. The article notes Lotto24’s previous 2023 campaign was the company’s largest advertising effort to date. (This report overlaps with related coverage that describes the campaign’s broader media plan, which shifts emphasis toward video channels including linear TV and Connected TV.)
WPP Tops Q1 Global New Business; Loss Leader
COMvergence’s Q1 Global New Business Barometer shows signs of a rebound for WPP’s media business: the holdco generated $1.5 billion in new client billings in Q1 2026, driven by account wins including Jaguar Land Rover, Estée Lauder and SC Johnson North America. Omnicom Media Group ranked second with $1 billion in new wins and an additional $1 billion in retentions; the group’s total combines results across its agency networks (Initiative, Hearts & Science, Mediahub, OMD, PHD and UM) following its acquisition of Interpublic Group, according to the report. The Adweek story, written by Hannah Bowler and published May 21, 2026, frames the results as early signs of a new-business bounceback for major media holding companies while also noting WPP was the quarter’s loss leader.
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