Publicis Groupe SA News

Publicis Groupe reported organic revenue growth of 7.1% year on year to 2.7bn in the first half of 2011, although pre-tax income rose by only 3.2% due to acquisitions and increased costs including investment in personnel.

Leo Burnett, part of the Publicis Groupe, has acquired the independent digital creative agency Airlock for an undisclosed sum as part of its continued strategy of bolstering its digital credentials.

To some people that is seen as a positive - at least it's not the 25 lost each week in 2010.

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Holding company Publicis Group's full-year 2011 revenue increased 7.3% to $7.67 billion, compared with 2010, the company said in an earnings statement Feb.

Belt tightening in the middle of last year helped Publicis Groupe SA post a record annual profit of $795.7 million.

The region's leading shopper marketing agency, Saatchi and Saatchi, is strengthening its business in the Middle East and North Africa with two key appointments in the client servicing and creative departments.

Punch Taverns, based in Burton's Centrum 100 business park, will impose the price hikes on landlords from February 20, the Mail understands.

Publicis Groupe has beaten expectations by reporting year-on-year revenue growth of 7.3% to 4.8bn in 2011.

"In a context of sovereign debt crisis and economic slowdown, Publicis has not only outperformed the market, more remarkably it has improved on its own outstanding performance of 2010.

Advertising agency Publicis said on Thursday it achieved organic sales growth of 5.7 percent in 2011, a marked slowdown from the previous year as Europe's debt crisis dragged on the world economy.

Advertising agency Publicis is confident about its prospects for 2012 despite the volatility of the global economy, which is causing some clients to delay spending decisions and others such as banks and car makers to reduce marketing efforts.

At CES this year, with WPP's chief Sir Martin Sorrell flying in from London and Publicis' chairman Maurice Levy in from Paris, along with hundreds of advertising and brand executives, the annual electronics show was very much an advertiser expo this year.

They have also taken on 18 of the 20 staff who lost their jobs when the doors closed last month.

Baker and McKenzie has advised Publicis Groupe on its acquisition of Flip Media, a digital media agency in the Middle East.

The new landlords at the only pub in a Norfolk village have pledged to stay for the long haul after a succession of temporary managers in the last few years.

At CES this year, with WPP's chief Sir Martin Sorrell flying in from London and Publicis' chairman Maurice Levy in from Paris, along with hundreds of advertising and brand executives, the annual electronics show was very much an advertiser expo this year.

However, Hinckley and Bosworth Council planning officers are recommending the Punch Taverns and the Midland Co-op should go ahead.

Level Studios, a San Luis Obispo-based digital marketing and branding firm, said it plans to break ground Feb.

IT was a good week on the markets for pub companies, with both Spirit and Punch Taverns increasing their share prices.