Interpublic (IPG) has more than matched its peer ad holding companies with net revenue of $2.23 billion, up 9.8% from 2021 with organic net revenue growth of 11.5%. Organic revenue increases among the big five (WPP, Omnicom, IPG and Publicis ...
Read More »Now Interpublic suspends operations in Russia
Interpublic (IPG) has finally decided enough is enough in Ukraine, suspending its business operations in invader Russia, where it has around 200 people. They’ll be paid for six months. CEO Philippe Krakowsky (left) said in a memo: “Essentially, we hoped ...
Read More »IPG noses ahead of rivals with 11.9% 2021 organic growth
Interpublic (IPG) has nosed ahead in the Q4 and full year 2021 ad holding company reporting stakes with Q4 net revenue of $2.55bn (up 11.6% on 2020) and organic net revenue growth of 11.7%. For the full year Interpublic registered ...
Read More »Michael Roth steps down as Interpublic boss
Michael Roth (below) is retiring as executive chairman of Interpublic (IPG) after nearly 20 years in what was once a very hot seat as Interpublic, the original ad holding company, wrestled with all manner of problems. He handed over the ...
Read More »IPG leads holding company pack with 15% organic growth
Interpublic (IPG) is the new leader in Q3 organic revenue growth among the big holding companies with 15% (Publicis was 11.2 and Omnicom 11.5) on a rise in net revenue of 15.7% to $2.26bn ($1.95bn last year.) Organic revenue grew ...
Read More »Publicis, Omnicom and IPG bounce back strongly in Q2
Three of the big ad holding companies have posted spectacular post-pandemic bouncebacks in the first half of 2021, in effect a free hit as Q2 2020 saw advertisers across the world slashing budgets. Even so the numbers look pretty impressive. ...
Read More »IPG combines McCann and FCB operations as agencies pile into healthcare
Healthcare used to be one of those things that agencies did – but no-one wanted to talk about it much (although the money was reportedly good) or work on it. But, as the world tiptoes out of the pandemic, healthcare ...
Read More »Ad holding companies are recovering strongly – but they need to get their priorities right
Is the worst over for the ad holding companies? Their obituary is written regularly (almost daily in the early stages of the pandemic) but both WPP and Interpublic have seen their shares hit year-highs recently, a sign that investors are ...
Read More »K-Y Jelly gives MM a helping hand
Noticed the other day that it was National Bee Day somewhere or other. Are we running out of days? It’s seemingly Masturbation Month in the US and elsewhere – which sounds a bit more more fun, certainly less hazardous – ...
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