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The Star
2 days ago
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- The Star
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in Cannes, France, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo (Reuters) -French advertising firm Publicis on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5%, up from the previous range of 4% to 5%, after reporting 5.9% net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount, and Spotify. Second-quarter revenue rose 10%, with growth across all regions: 5.3% in the U.S., 4.6% in Europe and 5.7% in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Interpublic, according to JPMorgan data. (Reporting by Leo Marchandon and Noémie Naudin; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
By Leo Marchandon and Noemie Naudin (Reuters) -French advertising firm Publicis on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5%, up from the previous range of 4% to 5%, after reporting 5.9% net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount, and Spotify. Second-quarter revenue rose 10%, with growth across all regions: 5.3% in the U.S., 4.6% in Europe and 5.7% in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Interpublic, according to JPMorgan data.
CNA
2 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
French advertising firm Publicis on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5 per cent, up from the previous range of 4 per cent to 5 per cent, after reporting 5.9 per cent net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount, and Spotify. Second-quarter revenue rose 10 per cent, with growth across all regions: 5.3 per cent in the U.S., 4.6 per cent in Europe and 5.7 per cent in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Interpublic, according to JPMorgan data.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
July 17 (Reuters) - French advertising firm Publicis ( opens new tab on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5%, up from the previous range of 4% to 5%, after reporting 5.9% net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola (KO.N), opens new tab, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount (PARA.O), opens new tab, and Spotify (SPOT.N), opens new tab. Second-quarter revenue rose 10%, with growth across all regions: 5.3% in the U.S., 4.6% in Europe and 5.7% in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP (WPP.L), opens new tab, Omnicom (OMC.N), opens new tab, Dentsu (4324.T), opens new tab, and Interpublic (IPG.N), opens new tab, according to JPMorgan data.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Publicis Groupe S.A. General Shareholders' Meeting of May 27, 2025
PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A. GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF MAY 27, 2025 Paris, May 27th, 2025 – The Publicis Groupe S.A. [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] Combined General Shareholders' Meeting took place today at 10am at the PublicisCinémas, chaired by Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Combined General Shareholders' Meeting was also broadcast live on the website: The webcast will be available via the same link. With a quorum of 84,18%, shareholders adopted all 23 resolutions, including: payment of a dividend of 3.60 euros per share, an increase of 5.9% vs. the dividend paid for the 2023 financial year. The ex-dividend date is July 1st 2025, with the dividend payable on July 3rd, 2025 (3rd resolution); appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as Statutory Auditor responsible for certifying the financial statements replacing Ernst & Young & Autres (5th resolution); appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit and KPMG S.A. as Statutory Auditors responsible for certifying sustainability information replacing Grant Thornton (6th and 7th resolutions); compensation paid or awarded with respect to the fiscal year 2024 to corporate officers (9th to 14th resolutions); compensation policies for 2025 for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (15th resolution) and the Directors (16th resolution) as presented in the 2024 Universal Registration DocumentDetailed voting results are available on the website: Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, presented the highlights of 2024 and the outlook for 2025: '2024 was another record year for the Groupe. After leading the industry on organic growth for three years, new business for five years, financial ratios for the past decade, and market capitalization since 2023, Publicis has become the world's largest advertising group. In a challenging global environment, the Groupe's organic net revenue growth stood at +5.8%, an acceleration compared to its average growth since 2020. At the start of 2025, this momentum continued, with Q1 organic growth of +4.9% and record new business, making us confident in achieving our guidance of +4% and +5% organic growth in 2025, despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. I would like to thank the Board for its unwavering support, particularly its Vice-Chair, Élisabeth Badinter, and Maurice Lévy, Emeritus Chairman, whose visions and pioneering investments have positioned the Groupe to seize opportunities in the age of AI. I would also like to thank our clients and shareholders for their trust throughout our transformation, and our employees for their extraordinary efforts. Thanks to them, we have reached new heights as a Group, and we are well positioned to continue this momentum with ambition in 2025.' *** Composition of the Board of Directors Following this General Meeting, the Board of Directors remains composed of 13 members and two members representing employees. The Board remains largely composed of independent members. The Board of Directors met following the Annual General Meeting and decided, upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, to change the composition of the Committees as follows: Audit and financial risks Committee Chair: Thomas H. Glocer Members: André Kudelski, Suzan LeVine, Tidjane Thiam, Jean Charest Expert: Jean-Michel Etienne Nominating Committee Chair: Élisabeth BadinterMembers: Marie-Josée Kravis, Antonella Mei-Pochtler, André Kudelski, Thomas Compensation Committee Chair: Antonella Mei-PochtlerMembers : Thomas André Kudelski, Patricia Velay-BorriniExpert : Michel Cicurel Strategic, environmental and social Committee Chair: Marie-Josée KravisMembers: Simon Badinter, Sophie Dulac, Suzan LeVine, Jean Charest, Tidjane Thiam, Pierre Pénicaud About Publicis Groupe - The Power of OnePublicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] is a global leader in communication. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients' transformation to enhance personalization at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organization, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 X | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram | Viva la Difference! Contacts Publicis Groupe Amy Hadfield Director of Global Communications + 33 1 44 43 70 75 Jean-Michel Bonamy Investor Relations + 33 1 44 43 74 88 Attachment EN - CP - AG 27 MAI 2025Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data
