WPP Reports Revenue Growth, PR Improves on 2010

WPP also made its earnings announcement today reporting revenues up seven percent to £2.2 billion (about $3.6 billion by today’s currency rate) for the period ending March 31, 2011. Like-for-like, revenue was up 6.7 percent. The company’s earnings release also said Q2 was also off to a good start. Among WPP’s PR firms are Ogilvy PR, Burson-Marsteller, and Hill & Knowlton. Other firms under the WPP umbrella include MediaEdge:CIA, JWT, and Grey Worldwide.