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- WPP's Sorrell Says Publicis's Levy Is "Hysterically Funny''
- WPP chief Martin Sorrell continued his entertaining spat with Publicis boss Maurice Levy at Davos this week. In an interview with the Independent, Sorrell said his French rival tends to "lose it" and is "hysterically funny" when he does so: Maurice Levy tends to lose...
- Blog posts 2009-02-02
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- WPP's Sorrell Calls Publicis' Levy "Callous" in Remarks on Recession
- Mostly eclipsed in the Enfatico fiasco (Enfiasco?) is WPP chief Martin Sorrell's latest punch in his personal fight against Publicis boss Maurice Levy. In an op-ed written for Italian pub Positano News on the global economy, Sorrell noted: Some have said that, intellectually, recessions are exciting or fun. That...
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- Publicis buys Microsoft's Razorfish for USD530m
- Publicis is buying Microsoft's digital marketing arm, Razorfish, for roughly USD530m as part of a five-year search ad agreement. Publicis claims the deal will mean that its digital operations will make up 25% of its annual revenues, hitting an internal target a year ahead of schedule. ...
- Articles 2009-08-09
- Publicis Executive Pay: A Raise for Levy; Saatchi's Roberts and Vivaki's Klues See Packages Cut
- Vivaki boss Jack Klues and Saatchi & Saatchi chief Kevin Roberts both took compensation cuts in 2008, while their overlord, Publicis maestro Maurice Levy, got a pay rise, according to a French regulatory document. Roberts got €2.8 million in 2008, down from €3.4 million in 2007. Klues...
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Publicis CEO Levy "Loves" Recession; Says It "Excites" Him
- Publicis chief Maurice Levy says he loves the recession because it "excites" him, a statement that will have his current and former employees spluttering into their coffee this morning. Levy told Ad Age, in answer to a question about the downturn: It doesn't make me nervous; the reality is...
- Blog posts 2009-02-13
- WPP's Sorrell and Publicis' Levy in "Gossip Girl"-Style Rivalry, Sez Bloomberg
- WPP chief Martin Sorrell and Publicis boss Maurice Levy are the subject of a recently published "analysis" by Bloomberg's Kristen Schweizer, but reading between the lines it seems like the story is really an excuse to dish -- or manufacture -- a catfight between the two ad agency network honchos....
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Publicis claims worst of slump is over
- PARIS, Oct 27 - Advertising group Publicis said the worst of the economic downturn was over, forecasting a better fourth quarter and a return to growth in the second half of 2010, after posting lower third-quarter sales.The world's third-largest advertising group in terms of revenue said third-quarter sales were...
- News items 2009-10-27
- Through Publicis Groupe's Financial Looking Glass
- Publicis Groupe released its third quarter earnings results this week and most of the coverage focused on the company's 1.5 percent decline in revenues, to $1.1 billion. Those reports, however, don't give the full flavor of the baffling way in which the French report their numbers. A...
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Publicis' Levy Sees Growth by Mid-2010
- Maurice LevyPublicis Groupe said organic revenue dropped 7.4 percent in the third quarter, but CEO Maurice Levy predicted the company would begin experiencing organic revenue growth in the middle of next year, becoming the first industry executive to say a recovery has started. "The advertising market is starting its recovery, which...
- News items 2009-10-27
- Publicis to Buy Microsoft Ad Agency Razorfish
- PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Publicis struck a $530 million deal with Microsoft to buy the Razorfish ad agency and boost its position in digital communications, the world's third-largest communications group said on Sunday. Publicis will issue 6.5 million treasury shares to the software giant, worth 162 million euros ($232.6...
- News items 2009-08-10
- Publicis's Levy Calls WPP's Sorrell a "Little Englishman Trying to Stir Things Up"
- Publicis boss Maurice Levy is not backing down in his ongoing spat with WPP chief Martin Sorrell. This is what he said in an interview with the FT regarding Sorrell's suggestion that Publicis should take over Interpublic: Such a deal was the "fantasy of a little Englishman trying...
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- Earnings: Publicis Groupe Declares Downturn Over, Restates Digital Ambitions
- Many in the media world are still struggling through the slashed budgets and changed business models, but at least for French advertising group Publicis the ad spend downturn is over. In its Q309 earnings release pdf on Tuesday, the company declared that the ad market reached its lowest point...
- External links 2009-10-27
- Triomphe of Publicis' Maurice Levy.(Maurice Levy, head of Publicis International)(Brief Article)
- Maurice Levy is consistently the most underrated figure in world advertising. The reason is simple: He is French. What's more, he is adamant that the empire that he builds should be French. I make no excuse for putting the Publicis Groupe SA acquisition of ...
- Research articles 2002-03-11
- Publicis's Levy Promises No Job Cuts
- Publicis CEO Maurice Levy made this astonishing assertion in a story in the UK's Daily Telegraph: Across 45,000 staff at agencies from Leo Burnett, Fallon and Saatchi to media buyers ZenithOptimedia and Starcom, he does not forsee job cuts. That's a bold...
- Blog posts 2008-12-15
- Publicis' David Kenny On Razorfish Buy: Digital Revs Now 25 Percent Of Total Revenues
- By acquiring interactive agency Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Publicis Groupe has now attained a goal outlined by CEO Maurice Levy shortly after the Paris-based ad holding company bought Digitas nearly three years ago: 25 percent of its revenues will now be digital. The $530 million deal also satisfies...
- External links 2009-08-10
- Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
- Maurice LevyPARIS Publicis Groupe today said it has reached an agreement with Microsoft to acquire digital shop Razorfish in a mixed cash and stock deal valued at approximately $530 million.Maurice Levy, CEO of Publicis, said in a statement that the move "should demonstrate that Publicis Groupe now presents a wider...
- News items 2009-08-09
- Video interview : Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy Comments on 2007 Results
- PARIS -- Publicis Groupe (Paris:PUB), the world's fourth largest advertising company, reports 2007 full-year profit. Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy comments on earnings, outlook and digital strategy. Use these links to watch the video interview in the format of your choice: Windows Media Player: http://www.eurobusinessmedia.com/interviewWmp.php?id_article=314 Flash Player:...
- Research articles 2008-02-14
- Video Interview : Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy Comments on Q1 Revenue
- PARIS -- Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth largest advertising company, reports 2008 first-quarter revenue. Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy comments on Q1 performance and outlook for the rest of the year. Use these links to watch the video interview in the format of your choice: Windows Media Player:...
- Research articles 2008-04-29
- As WPP and Publicis Circle Razorfish, the Sorrell v. Levy Rivalry Could Make It Personal
- WPP and Publicis are competing to acquire Razorfish, reports PaidContent. That means two things: One of them will be forced to pay more than Razorfish is worth in order to get it; and it will be personal. WPP chief Martin Sorrell and Publicis boss Maurice Levy have a longstanding --...
- Blog posts 2009-07-10
- Publicis tempted to buy Razorfish, says CEO
- Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy says his company is interested in acquiring Microsoft’s digital ad agency Razorfish if it is up for sale. ?We consider that it is a fine company with some interesting advantages. They fit quite well with our strategy,? says Levy. However, he adds ?but it’s...
- Articles 2009-07-23
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