Desperate Measures

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It may be a sign of the times at Havas when it sends out a press release trumpeting retained accounts as new-business wins. Last week, the Paris holding company told the press that Sanofi-Aventis “awarded” Euro RSCG Life “the global advertising account for the thrombosis treatment Lovenox and for Lantus and Apidra diabetes treatment.” It left out one important detail: Euro began working for Lantus in 2003 and has already rolled out the drug in 81 countries, while Lovenox and Apidra were assigned to the agency earlier this year.

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