Posts Tagged ‘havas’

Published 2nd Nov 2011, 20:50

Bids and Deals: November 2011

WPP has agreed to acquire the US strategic communications agency Glover Park Group...Publicis Groupe has acquired 100% of Gomye, a full service Chinese digital agency providing integrated and... Read more
Published 27th Oct 2011, 17:59

Havas revenue growth lags behind Publicis and Omnicom

Revenue at Havas grew by 5% in the nine months to 30 September, the worst performance of the global groups announced so far (see Publicis expects revenue slow-down). Adverse currency... Read more
Published 31st Aug 2011, 10:06

Havas reports lowest growth rate among globals

Havas has reported a 4.9% increase in revenues in the half year to 30 June, the lowest growth rate among the top five global groups.   Revenues were €765 million for the period compared with... Read more
Published 20th Jul 2011, 17:51

Havas buys 51% of Aussie agency Host

Havas has agreed to buy a 51% shareholding in Australia’s biggest independent agency Host for an undisclosed amount.  According to Host it will “continue to operate autonomously with... Read more
Published 13th Jun 2011, 22:40

Global marketing agencies enjoy resurgence: revenues up 8.9% and profits rise by 23%

Revenues earned by the largest publicly listed marketing groups around the world recovered by nearly 9% last year, and post-tax profits grew by 23.3%, as agencies began to emerge from the latest... Read more
Published 27th Apr 2011, 07:43

Havas revenue growth improves

Havas achieved better revenue growth in the first quarter of 2011 than it has reported for some time, helped by the weakening euro against the dollar and other currencies. Revenues increased... Read more
Published 8th Mar 2011, 20:28

Fernando Rodés surrenders CEO role at Havas after slow revenue growth

Fernando Rodés is stepping aside as chief executive officer of Havas, coinciding with the announcement of the slowest rate of revenue growth among the Big Five groups. Excluding the benefit of... Read more
Published 5th Jan 2011, 10:00

Global agencies suffer 5.2% revenue decline: two-thirds hit by falling profits

Agency revenues earned by the largest publicly listed marketing groups around the world fell by 5.2% in 2009 according to a survey of their most recently published accounts. Two-thirds of the... Read more
Published 11th Nov 2010, 08:07

Seven senior directors stand down at Engine Group

Robin Wight and six other senior directors stepped down from the board of The Engine Group’s parent company last week, presumably as part of the refinancing arrangements agreed with new private... Read more
Published 29th Oct 2010, 18:33

US recovery fuels WPP’s growth

WPP group’s revenues jumped by 12.2% in the latest quarter, thanks to an economic resurgence in the US and the weakness of sterling in foreign exchange markets. Underlying like-for-like... Read more