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Publicis Groupe posted a 4.8% jump in organic growth in the June quarter, ahead of the 4.5% in the previous quarter, putting it further ahead of its global competitors.
The France-based company raised full year organic growth guidance to 4.5% to 5%, up the previous 4% to -5%.
The advertising group said all key regions performed well with two biggest, the US up 5.5% and Europe 5%.
Headline margins hit a record 17.5%.
“Publicis once again delivered a very strong first half of the year, accelerating on every front last quarter,” said CEO Arthur Sadoun.
“Our continued momentum in new business makes us confident in sustaining our performance for the rest of the year and beyond despite the ongoing macroeconomic difficulties.”
“Beyond our sustained financial outperformance, H1 was also a period of accelerated investment, as we continued to demonstrate that our strategy is the polar opposite of our peers.
“Leveraging the strength of our balance sheet, we have made acquisitions in new and high-growth segments, like sports with 160over90 and data co-creation with LiveRamp, to deliver what our clients truly need: connected, agentic-driven capabilities that will enable them to grow, differentiate and lead in this AI world.
“It is how we are creating value for them and why we will outperform the industry once again, for the seventh year in a row.”
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