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The Star
6 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in Cannes, France, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo (Reuters) -French advertising firm Publicis on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5%, up from the previous range of 4% to 5%, after reporting 5.9% net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount, and Spotify. Second-quarter revenue rose 10%, with growth across all regions: 5.3% in the U.S., 4.6% in Europe and 5.7% in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Interpublic, according to JPMorgan data. (Reporting by Leo Marchandon and Noémie Naudin; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
By Leo Marchandon and Noemie Naudin (Reuters) -French advertising firm Publicis on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5%, up from the previous range of 4% to 5%, after reporting 5.9% net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount, and Spotify. Second-quarter revenue rose 10%, with growth across all regions: 5.3% in the U.S., 4.6% in Europe and 5.7% in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Interpublic, according to JPMorgan data.
CNA
6 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
French advertising firm Publicis on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5 per cent, up from the previous range of 4 per cent to 5 per cent, after reporting 5.9 per cent net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount, and Spotify. Second-quarter revenue rose 10 per cent, with growth across all regions: 5.3 per cent in the U.S., 4.6 per cent in Europe and 5.7 per cent in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Interpublic, according to JPMorgan data.
Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Publicis Raises Outlook After Account Wins Propel Growth
Publicis PUB 0.63%increase; green up pointing triangle Groupe raised its full-year forecast for organic growth after a string of major account wins helped the French advertising group ride out tariff concerns to beat analysts' expectations for the second quarter. The Paris-based company said Thursday that organic net revenue growth for the June quarter came in at 5.9%. This topped analysts' forecasts of 4.6%, according to a company-compiled consensus.
Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Publicis' CEO dismisses Meta threat, raises yearly growth guidance
July 17 (Reuters) - French advertising firm Publicis ( opens new tab on Thursday raised its full-year organic growth forecast following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, as CEO Arthur Sadoun dismissed concerns over Meta's AI-powered ad creation system. "When Meta comes along and says that they can do everything themselves, I think that they are completely underestimating the intelligence of our customers, who, moreover, are not fooled," he said during an earnings call. Sadoun highlighted clients' reluctance to entrust their data to single platforms. "None of our customers want to leave their data in the world of 'walled gardens.' None of our customers want to work with a single platform," he said, adding that customers wanted to measure the impact of their spending "which obviously cannot be offered by those that do it within their own walls." Publicis said it has completed its $12 billion, decade-long tech transformation and will now focus on executing its strategy. The company highlighted its proprietary platform, which leverages in-house AI and big data capabilities to track consumer behavior and target individualized ads for over 4 billion internet users globally. "I've been hearing for nine years that the platforms are going to 'eat us for breakfast.' Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality," Sadoun stressed. The company upgraded its 2025 organic growth forecast to close to 5%, up from the previous range of 4% to 5%, after reporting 5.9% net revenue organic growth in the second quarter. Publicis cited a "unprecedented new business run" in the first half of 2025, including wins with Coca-Cola (KO.N), opens new tab, Nespresso, Lego, Paramount (PARA.O), opens new tab, and Spotify (SPOT.N), opens new tab. Second-quarter revenue rose 10%, with growth across all regions: 5.3% in the U.S., 4.6% in Europe and 5.7% in Asia-Pacific. The company reported $5.2 billion in net new business wins for the first half of 2025, outpacing flatlining competitors such as WPP (WPP.L), opens new tab, Omnicom (OMC.N), opens new tab, Dentsu (4324.T), opens new tab, and Interpublic (IPG.N), opens new tab, according to JPMorgan data.
