In the news this past week: Agencies Havas Media's US office took a heavy blow with the loss of LVMH's local business to a newly created entity within Dentsu Aegis Network. With annual billings of around

Citroen and DS are all handled globally by Havas. In the latest shake-up of Revlon's global marketing, Grey has been replaced as the beauty group's global creative agency by an inhouse entity, named

though lower than the declines already reported by Havas and Publicis. The group blamed "client cutbacks, delays and slower conversion of our new business pipeline". Net income for the quarter plunged

Havas parent Vivendi didn't disclose quarterly figures for its marketing division, but problems at Arnold Worldwide resulted in a shock 2.9% organic decline for the half year. That would suggest a quarterly

Meanwhile, Havas's struggling US creative shop Arnold named Kiran Smith as its new CEO, taking over from Pam Hamlin, who had already announced plans to depart the agency. Former Crispin Porter & Bogusky

Hubside "The Fishing Game" by Havas Paris It's Anglo-French week this week with two apiece from either side of the Channel. Fresh from triple Grand Prix triumph at Cannes, AMV BBDO unveils a superb

The Palau Pledge" by Host/Havas >Glass: The Lion for Change: Essity "Bloodnormal" by AMV BBDO >Grand Prix Creative Effectiveness: ITC Savlon "Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks" by Ogilvy Mumbai >Grand

All the major marketing groups except Havas are thought to be preparing a pitch. The business is mainly concentrated at present at Omnicom (DDB primarily, and also BBDO in Brazil), but WPP's Ogilvy has

damaging is Ocean Spray's review of creative out of Havas-owned Arnold. That spells doom for those two empty-headed cranberry growers, who have featured in the ads for more than a decade, and doesn't

Havas came in bottom of the class for 1Q, with an organic decline of 1.7% as a result of poor performance at Arnold Worldwide. Reported revenues for Havas - now a division of Vivendi - were €482m. Excluding