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Q&A: Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun Discusses Strong Q1 Earnings

The chairman talks new business, data scandals and creating the 'agency of the future'

Publicis Groupe CEO and chairman Arthur Sadoun says organic revenue in the fourth quarter was down due to client budget cuts.Getty Images
By Lindsay Rittenhouse

April 19, 2018

Today, Publicis Groupe stock jumped over 7 percent in Paris after the holding company reported a strong first quarter with net revenue up 1.6 percent organically, compared year over year to a 1.2 percent decline.

Lindsay Rittenhouse

Lindsay Rittenhouse is a staff writer at Adweek, where she specializes in covering the world of agencies and their clients.

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