Publicis Q3: Revenue Down 7.4%, Digital Comm. Offsets Decline in Other Areas

Publicis Groupe SA (PUB.FR) reported an organic revenue decline of 7.4% compared to Q3 2008, as part of the company’s Q3 2009 earnings released today.

“I think the fourth quarter will be better than the third, both for Publicis and the market…The recovery will be slow, but all the signs we have are going in the right direction,” Chief Executive Maurice Levy said on a conference call.

For North America, the company stated, “The positive trend in healthcare and digital communications partially offset the decline in all other areas.