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Interpublic continues to lead the holding company pack in terms of both organic growth and financials although it slowed a little in the second quarter of 2019. Q2 organic growth was three per cent (4.6 per cent for the half ...

Publicis has taken another powder in North America, losing Ebay’s media account to WPP’s MediaCom in a closed pitch between the two holding companies. Mediacom already handled the $250m global business in Europe and Australia. Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun today ...

Publicis Groupe is reorganising its US creative agencies into three groups – east, west and center – with Jem Ripley returning from Capgemini to run east, Andrew Bruce running west and Andrew Swinand center. Publicis agencies include Publicis Worldwide, Leo ...

Sir Martin Sorrell is a Burning Man it seems, a keen attendee of the Burning Man festival which takes place in the Black Rock desert in Nevada – in the height of summer. They build it up and burn it ...

Well that didn’t last long. Publicis Groupe CCO and Publicis Communications president Nick Law (below) is reported by Ad Age to be leaving the French-owned marcoms group after just 18 months. To join Apple in an as yet undefined role ...

Agencies across the world should prepare for another kicking if the proposed €33bn merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Renault goes through. Renault also has a partnership arrangement with Nissan (not very happy at the moment) and Mitsubishi. The ...

Ad Age and others have been delving into talent/broadcast conglomerate Endeavor’s accounts to find out of how much it earned from its 49 per cent stake in Droga5 (below) – recently sold to Accenture Interactive – and the answer seems ...

US creative high flyer Liz Taylor is the new CCO of Leo Burnett Worldwide (based in Chicago) and, just as significantly, US creative lead of owner Publicis Communications. Publicis Communications’ global CCO is Nick Law who joined a couple of ...

It’s becoming a tale of two continents among the big ad holding companies: Interpublic has just announced another stellar set of quarterly results – organic revenue up a whopping 6.4 per cent in Q1 2019 – following on the heels ...