Publicis Groupe SA News

Science Oriented Solutions , a member of the Publicis Healthcare Communications Group , announced today its strategic partnership with Scientific Advantage, LLC of Bernardsville, NJ.

Congratulations to Fallon and Universal McCann , who just won Chrysler's $1 billion creative and media advertising duties , respectively.

For only the second time this year Publicis has shown some candor regarding job cuts at its various ad agencies : It has cut 2,500 jobs.

Google Inc.'s Internet dominance is a concern to advertising firms, because it could limit the choices they can offer clients online, said Bob Lord , the head of Publicis Groupe SA's Razorfish agency .

Independent Anomaly said it has added a "pillar client," topping incumbent Publicis Groupe shop Fallon to win the pan-European Sony Electronics account following a review.

December 8, 2009-Publicis Strategic Solutions Group-a leading provider of multichannel message delivery solutions for the life sciences industry-has announced that Susan Johnson has been named Vice President of Client Services for Publicis Selling Solutions, Arista Marketing Associates, and Pharmagistics.

The agency that has done some of the most groundbreaking auto work in the past decade with its BMW Films series -- Fallon, Minneapolis -- is finally back in the car business after four years without an auto account.

Procter & Gamble has named Carat its communication-planning agency of record for North America Gillette Male Grooming, according to Ad Age .

Publicis Groupe is moving to integrate the management and support operations of its digital agencies, Digitas and newly-acquired Razorfish, in 20 markets outside the US.

In an effort to streamline Publicis Groupe's VivaKi network, Razorfish and Digitas on Wednesday announced an agreement to rely on consolidated support functions and management across all non-U.S. markets.

Rishad Tobaccowala is shifting from running Publicis Groupe's innovations unit Denuo to a broader role across VivaKi.

At its meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, the Publicis Groupe Supervisory Board chaired by Mrs.

Reckitt Benckiser, owner of brands Vanish, Veet, Clearasil and Dettol, has consolidated its A 800 million global media planning and buying arrangements into Havas Media and Publicis Groupe.

Arunima Mishra Posted: Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 at 0108 hrs IST Updated: Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 at 0108 hrs IST : Publicis Groupe mergest public relations units Publicis Groupe combines MS&L Worldwide, Publicis Consultants And Publicis Events to create MS&L Group, a public relations and events network.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Publicis Groupe is no longer on Standard & Poor's hot seat as the agency has been taken off a downgrade watch.

Lifestyle/women focused focused agency Lippe Taylor hired Jim Joseph as partner and president.

Mead Johnson Nutrition has awarded U.S creative and media duties on its Enfamil brand of baby formula to the Publicis Groupe team of Saatchi & Saatchi and Digitas after a review.

Olivier Altmann retains his position as ecd, co-chairman of the network's Paris-based agency Publicis Conseil - Noreen O'Leary Olivier Altmann Olivier Altmann has been named to the new position of CCO, Publicis Worldwide, effective immediately.

Spending on advertising is a lagging indicator for economic recovery. Companies tend to set their budgets on annual cycles, pegging their adspend to a percentage of sales.

Advertising will not pay the freight for digital media, like it has for newspapers and television, as it morphs into an interactive experience riveted on transactions, according to Publicis Groupe Chairman and CEO Maurice Levy.