 John Wren |
Omnicom's PR group posted a 3.3 percent rise in first-quarter revenues to $346M, accounting for 9.6 percent of the ad/PR conglom's $3.6B revenues.
The PR spurt compares to a drop at OMC's mainstay advertising segment (BBDO, TBWA, DDB), which dipped 1.4 percent to $1.9B.
PR organic growth of 0.7 percent, however, trailed advertising's 1.6 percent advance.
Ketchum, FleishmanHillard, Porter Novelli, Cone Communications and Portland pace the PR operation.
OMC chief John Wren reported that net income rose a solid 9.2 percent to $264.1 percent on 1.2 percent revenue growth. Organic growth was up 2.4 percent.
Stagwell’s Q4 revenues grew two percent to $807M while adjusted EBITDA rose three percent to $129M.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose unveiled “Elevate 28,” a strategic plan to simplify the troubled company, which reported a 5.4 percent drop in 2025 revenues to $13.6B.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported a Q4 $977.2M operating loss, largely due to the $1.1B in severance and repositioning expenses connected to the $13B Interpublic takeover that closed on Nov. 26.
Publicis Groupe reports an 8.8 percent rise in 2025 net revenues to $16.4B with
Public Policy Holding Company today priced its initial public offering at $12.25 per share. The sale of 4,150,000 shares raised $50.8M in gross proceeds.
