MDC's Q2 Revenue Slips 2.8%
Fri, Aug. 3, 2018
By Kevin McCauley
MDC Partners reported a 2.8 percent second-quarter revenue decline to $380M and a plunge in net income to $1.1M from $8M. Organic growth dropped 1.7 percent.
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MDC Partners reported a 2.8 percent second-quarter revenue decline to $380M and a plunge in net income to $1.1M from $8M. Organic growth dropped 1.7 percent.
Interpublic today reported second-quarter revenues rose 6.2 percent to $1.9B and operating profit jumped 10.4 percent to $249.2M as client spending remained strong in the US and accelerated overseas.
Publicis Groupe today reported an 8.2 percent plunge in H1 revenues to $4.9B due, in part, to a weak performance of its volatile Publicis Health Solutions contract sales organization.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported today that second-quarter revenues rose 1.8 percent to $3.9B, while operating profit advanced 1.9 percent, to $582.3.
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