Cannes Lions

Publicis Groupe Forbids All of Its Agencies From Participating in Awards Shows in 2018

New CEO Arthur Sadoun makes first mark with decision to save costs

"Be as candid as possible," Sadoun told employees in an internal email.YouTube: Publicis Groupe
By Patrick Coffee

June 20, 2017

Publicis Groupe will be sitting out the 2018 Cannes Lions festival. The reason? To save money.

Patrick Coffee

Patrick Coffee is a senior editor for Adweek.

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