followed by Interpublic (5.0%), Omnicom (3.5%), Havas (3.1%), WPP (net sales 3.1%, revenues 3.0%), MDC Partners (2.3%) and Publicis (negative 0.7%). The table for 4Q alone is topped by Interpublic (5.

Interpublic 5.6%, Omnicom 2.0%, MDC -1.7%, Publicis -2.1%, Havas approx -4.1%. Agencies continue to deny any serious new business threat from from consultancies such as Accenture and Deloitte. Yet at

the British agency was rescued by Omnicom, which tabled an even higher offer for BMP which was quickly accepted by Martin Boase and the BMP board. Outmanoeuvred on BMP, BDDP now turned its attention

Omnicom created new umbrella entities at group level to oversee its separate collections of PR and healthcare marketing agencies. It controls ten different public relations networks, led by FleishmanHillard,

In the news this past week: Agencies Omnicom took some of the wraps off its newly created third global media network, which launches with Procter & Gamble North America as its debut client. Its name

French group's Starcom MediaVest network and into Omnicom and Dentsu Aegis. That constitutes a major blow to the French group, psychologically if not necessarily financially. Publicis CFO Jean-Michel

Like other dollar-denominated companies, Omnicom's 2Q results were dented by exchange rates. Reported revenues slipped almost 2% to $3.8bn, but organic growth excluding rates and acquisitions was an impressive

in Latin America, a market where Omnicom and Publicis both registered declines. The UK managed 3.5% while the rest of Europe contributed 1.7%. Revenues were up strongly on a reported basis too to $1.74bn.

In another addition to its healthcare offering, Omnicom acquired health strategy consultancy Rabin Martin for an undisclosed sum. The firm specialises in global public health issues, especially in emerging

Zealand's Colenso BBDO as well as local outposts of Omnicom's OMD, PHD, Porter Novelli and Proximity networks. For many years, the BBDO Worldwide network held only a minority stake in the group, with