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Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike growth outloook

French advertising group Publicis has raised its outlook for 2021 as a global shift towards digital media and e-commence helped its third-quarter organic growth exceed market expectations.

Business • 14 Oct 21

Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun said the company was very cautious about the fourth quarter

Publicis beats market expectations again

Publicis, the world's third-biggest advertising company, beat market expectations for the second quarter in a row with a less severe fall in sales than feared as the Covid crisis continues hit ad spending worldwide.

Business • 15 Oct 20

Publicis beats dire market expectations

Publicis, the world's third-biggest advertising company, beat market expectations in the second quarter with a less severe activity dive than most analysts feared amid the global advertising freefall caused by the Covid crisis.

Business • 23 Jul 20

WPP was boosted by contract wins in the quarter including new deals with Mondelez and eBay

Client wins help WPP return to quarterly net sales grow

WPP has today reported a return to quarterly organic sales growth for the first time in over a year, showing the world's biggest advertising company had avoided the problems ensnaring French rival Publicis.

Business • 25 Oct 19

Publicis CEO Maurice Levy is betting that Sapient will help the firm get back on its feet

Publicis to buy Sapient for $3.7 billion

Publicis has agreed to buy digital ad specialist Sapient for $3.7 billion in cash as it seeks to accelerate growth after a failed merger earlier this year.

Business • 03 Nov 14

Maurice Lévy, Publicis chairman and CEO, with John Wren, president and CEO of Omnicom

Omnicom, Publicis call off proposed merger

The proposed $35 billion merger between Omnicom Group and Publicis has been called off as the challenges in forming the world's largest advertising agency proved too immense for the partners.

Business • 09 May 14

European Commission clears merger between France's Publicis and US peer Omnicom

EU clears Publicis, Omnicom advertising merger

The European Commission has today cleared a €26.5 billion merger between Publicis and Omnicom which will create the world's biggest advertising company.

Business • 09 Jan 14

Publicis Group CEO Maurice Levy (L) embraces Omnicom Group CEO John Wren during a press conference in Paris

Publicis, Omnicom to merge to create ad giant

Publicis and Omnicom plan to merge to create the world's biggest advertising group, worth $35.1 billion.

Business • 29 Jul 13

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