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WPP broke into the growth column during Q3 as like-for-like revenues inched ahead 0.7 percent as CEO Mark Read works to achieve "sustainable growth" comparable to Interpublic and Omnicom by 2021.
Year-to-date revenues slipped 1.1 percent.
“Our growth in Q3 is encouraging but we are focused on delivering these longer-term goals and know there will be twists and turns along the way," he said in a statement.
Read cited pick-ups of Mondelez and eBay as major wins during the quarter and expressed gratitude that Centrica and the US Marine Corps stuck with WPP because they "value the depth of our understanding and the longevity of the relationship."
The Finsbury, Hill+Knowlton Strategies and BCW-led PR group registered a 0.9 dip in Q3 revenues to $288M and a 1.3 percent slippage to $667M for the nine-month period.
North America showed an overall 3.2 percent drop in revenues to $1.2M during the quarter, while western continental Europe posted a 1.8 percent gain to $663M and UK advanced 2.1 percent to $427M.
Public Policy Holding Company grew 27.5 percent to $50.1M during Q1, powered by the accelerating contribution from recent acquisitions and a 5.1 percent hike in organic revenues across its three operating segments.
Institutional Shareholder Services advises investors to vote "no" on a compensation package for WPP chief Cindy Rose at the May 8 annual meeting.
FTI Consulting chalked up a 9.5 percent rise in Q1 revenues to $983.3M, powered by gains in its PR, corporate finance and technology segments.
Stagwell reports 4 percent growth in Q1 net revenues to $585M and a record $141M in net new business wins.
WPP reported a 6.7 percent drop to $3.1B in Q1 like-like revenues less pass-through costs. CEO Cindy Rose says 'it will take time to outpace historical losses."
