Publicis Groupe posted a first quarter revenue rise of 8.9% to €2.3B ($2.6B) as organic growth climbed 2.9%.
Chairman and CEO Maurice Levy called the performance a "promising start to 2016" driven by end-of-year wins and momentum in the media market.
Europe, North America and Asia Pacific all posted organic growth of more than three percent, while Latin America declined 3.1% on poor performances in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico.
Overall, North American revenues rose 12.9% mainly on its media business. The crush of media reviews in 2015, dubbed Mediapalooza in the business, did not affect Publicis' Q1 results but Levy said the effects could be seen down the road.
Publicis owns MSLGroup.
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