own agency with private financial backing from then-Havas chairman Vincent Bolloré. (Early partner Christophe Lambert moved on in 2008 leaving Fred & Farid with 70% of the business. Bolloré retains

responsibility alongside global incumbents Publicis and Havas. In the US, Havas Media will take over full responsibility for prescription pharmaceuticals, as well as planning for Sanofi's consumer healthcare

followed by Interpublic at 11.5% and Havas at 11.4%. A little way behind was Publicis (despite its string of account wins) with 10.5%, followed by WPP at 9.5% and then Dentsu with 9.1%. Adbrands Update

and acquired advertising group Havas in 2017. (That business had originally been a subsidiary of an earlier incarnation of the group). Until 2021 it also owned the global music giant Universal Music

Figures for Havas were respectable, especially by comparison with domestic rival Publicis, but lagged well behind the US groups. Organic growth for the quarter was 2.0%, lowering the YTD figure to 2.7%

said SVP corporate affairs Miguel Veiga-Pestana. Havas-owned Conran Design Group handled the rebranding. Adbrands Daily Update 11th Jul 2019: Reckitt Benckiser agreed to pay up to $1.4bn to settle allegations

responsibility alongside global incumbents Publicis and Havas. In the US, Havas Media will take over full responsibility for prescription pharmaceuticals, as well as planning for Sanofi's consumer healthcare

So too did the UK media buying division of Havas on behalf of all its local clients. Havas group CEO Yannick Bollore subsequently backpedalled from that decision, saying the suspension was implemented

Thjnk Havas Germany Source: HorizonT. Publicis Communications includes Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi Publicis Pixelpark and Razorfish Germany's Leading Media Agencies in 2019 MediaCom  Wavemaker

In the news this past week: Agencies Havas acquired UK-based marketing group TargetMCG, which claims to be the country's #1 entertainment marketing agency. The group handles media and promotions for