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The FleishmanHillard, Ketchum, Porter Novelli, Mercury and Marina Maher Communications collection of PR firms at Omnicom reported a 0.2 percent decline in Q3 revenues to $392.4M and a 5.5 percent fall, organically.
For the nine-month period, PR posted 1.1 percent growth to $1.2M and was flat on an organic basis.
CEO John Wren highlighted the acquisitions of Plus Communications and FP1 Strategies as the major PR achievements during the quarter.
The DC-based firms expand OMC expertise in PA and crisis management, especially in the technology and healthcare sectors.
Omnicom posted a 3.9 percent rise to overall revenues to $3.6B. It was up 3.3 percent on an organic basis.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose declares her stabilization plan is "firmly on track" as the company reports a 4.7 percent dip in 1H revenues.
FTI Consulting reported a 2.6 percent drop in Q2 strategic communications revenues to $100M, a shortfall largely due to a $7.4M decline in pass-through revenues.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported a 7.2 percent rise in Q2 “core operations” to $6B and a 6.1 percent spurt on an organic basis.
Publicis Groupe’s H1 net revenues inched ahead by 1.1 percent to $8.3B. Organic growth hit the 4.7 percent mark.
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.
