Publicis Groupe Growth Slows in Third Quarter Thanks to Sluggish September


Publicis Groupe today reported worse than expected revenue for the third quarter of 2012, with organic growth of just 2% and revenue of $2.1 billion, due mainly to a very weak September.

In July, the group reported growth for the first half of the year of 2.8%, and at the time predicted an increase in growth rates. In the U.S., despite 6.1% growth in July and August, September numbers brought the overall growth figure for the third quarter down to 3.2%, with revenue of $3 billion. This was mostly attributed to the impact of the loss of General Motors’ media business and a decline in revenue from Publicis Groupe’s healthcare agencies.

Europe moved into negative territory, shrinking by 3.6% and bringing in revenue of $1.7 billion. Maurice Levy, chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, said during a conference call that the issue in Europe was no longer the Eurozone crisis, but consumer confidence and a “wait and see” attitude from marketers, who are cancelling or postponing campaigns.

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Interpublic is Latest Holding Co to Report Disappointing Third Quarter


Interpublic reported disappointing third-quarter results but said it expects to be in a stronger position going into 2013 than it was in going into 2012.

Interpublic Group of Cos. reported a 3.2% drop in third-quarter revenue to $1.67 billion, in part because of weaker client spending. In the U.S., the drop was more pronounced, with revenue falling 5.5%. Third quarter net income was $68.7 million, down from $208.1 million a year ago.

Interpublic CEO Michael Roth said the year has proved to be a bigger challenge than expected on the revenue front, but noted the company is managing its business in a way that will eek out revenue growth for the full year. He also pointed out that Interpublic is not alone in facing challenges, as peers including WPP and Publicis also recently reported disappointing results.

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Loft Renovation

Les équipes du studio autrichien Lakonis Architekten ont rénové un bâtiment historique, situé dans le centre de Vienne. Proposant ainsi un loft magnifique jouant avec efficacité entre héritage historique et modernité, des photographies de ce lieu sont à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

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Car ‘Mysteriously’ Cut in Half

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Cops have them. Why can’t everyone? We’re talking about those in-car cameras that capture everything a cop car sees. Now, it seems, singapore-based car insurance company, DriveSheild, wants everyone to have one…for free.

To tout this offering, the company, with help from TribalDDB, created an installation whereby a car appeared to have been engulfed by the ground. On third of the vehicle appears below the surface. A video offers a clue as to how this happened.

To more stunts are said to follow.


Forget the E-Wallet — It’s Apple’s Passbook That Will Transform Retail


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Com trabalho do artista chinês Liu Bolin, a Ford fez desaparecer os carros concorrentes

Esse é mais um exemplo de trabalho que seria bem mais simples se feito digitalmente, mas que não teria a mesma graça de um esforço analógico.

A Ford convocou o artista plástico chinês Liu Bolin para fazer carros desaparecerem na rua, deixando em destaque apenas o novo Fusion.

As camuflagens de Bolin já fizeram bastante sucesso online, e já foram inclusive adaptadas para campanhas publicitárias antes.

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Olympics Help Boost Comcast’s Broadcast Revenue 83%


Comcast, the largest U.S. cable company and the majority owner of NBC, said third-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by advertising revenue, the sale of assets and a decrease in the loss of subscribers.

Revenue at the NBC Universal division rose 31% to $6.8 billion, buoyed in particular by the London Olympics. Excluding the games, NBC Universal revenue increased 8%, the company said. The broadcast segment saw revenue, including $1.2 billion from the Olympics, increase 83%; broadcast revenue excluding the games rose 5%.

The Olympics broke even for Comcast, which said it now expects future games to be profitable.

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IFTTT – Deixando o trabalho com redes sociais mais fácil

Talvez você já conheça, mas se trabalha ou se relaciona intimamente com redes sociais e ainda não conhece o IFTTT (ou If This Than That), vale a pena checar como ele pode economizar – e muito – o seu tempo.

A idéia básica do site é criar ações, chamadas simpaticamente de receitas, envolvendo APIs diversas, automatizando uma série de ações, como atualizações de redes sociais. Por exemplo, é possível escolher o Facebook para ser seu centralizador de ações e permitir que ele atualize automaticamente Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, entre outros.

Sim, através de diversos aplicativos, é possível realizar todas as ações sem o IFTTT. Mas é cômodo ter tudo em um único painel de controle que atualiza tudo automaticamente. Além disso, a atualização de perfis a partir de outra rede social é a função mais básica do IFTTT. É possível criar alertas sobre um determinado assunto e receber por e-mail. Também é possível utilizar as funções mais básicas do seu celular, a ligação ou o SMS, para ativar alguma ação.

O IFTTT é uma daquelas ferramentas que coloca um monte de opções na mão do usuário. Faz lembrar a época em que achei o máximo sincronizar Remember the Milk + Twitter + Gtalk para atualizar minha agenda apenas enviando uma mensagem pelo IM. Também lembra muito o Yahoo Pipes, mais antigo, mas é muito mais simples e intuitivo.

E se você não quiser perder muito tempo, ele também lista as receitas criadas pelos usuários para que você copie ou crie a partir delas. Veja mais em http://ifttt.com.

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Aardgas: Best friends

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Art director: Michael Mikiels
Copywriter: Eric Maerschalck
Creative Director: Jan Macken
Account Manager: Thomas Vande Velde
TV production: SAKE
TV producer: Mieke Vandewalle, Johanna Keppens

Surreal Oil Paintings

Focus sur le talent de Markus Åkesson, un peintre qui s’intéresse aux rites de passage notamment celui de la vie à la mort, ou le passage de l’adolescence à l’âge adulte. Une sélection de ses œuvres époustouflantes et très réalistes est à découvrir sur Fubiz dans la suite de l’article.

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Windswept Driving Editorials – The Vogue Paris ‘L’heure du Départ’ Photoshoot Stars Kendr (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Vogue Paris ‘L’heure du Départ’ editorial, which means ‘Time to Depart’ in French, depicts a girl on the run. The images are full of excitement, which will get the…

ExxonMobil green fuel marketer Nicholas Mockford killed in Brussels attack

Nicholas Mockford, head of marketing for interim technologies for ExxonMobile Chemicals, Europe, has been killed in Brussels.

EasyJet signs up as official airline of Mobo awards

EasyJet has signed a sponsorship deal to become the official airline partner of Mobo, the urban music brand, for the next three years.

Dramatic Mourning Fashion – The W Korea November 2012 Editorial Stars a Widowed Laura Kampman (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Model Laura Kampman is not the typical widow in the W Korea November 2012 editorial. In place of a simple and modest black ensemble, she shows off her loss in a much more dramatic way. From stunning…

Publicis Groupe reports 15% revenue rise

Publicis Groupe has reported revenue of €1.6bn (£1.31bn) in the third quarter, up 14.7% year on year despite a drop in September.

Sir Martin Sorrell: why Facebook and Google need to hold their nerve

Facebook and Google may have had recent wobbles on the stock market but they need to hold nerve in the face of analyst pressure, WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell said this week.

Pictures: Media Week Awards

This year’s Media Week Awards took place at Grovesnor House last night (25 Oct).

Child abuse charity to run ‘silence fixed it for Jim’ ads

The National Association of People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) is to run a press and poster ad campaign referencing the Jimmy Savile revelations, to encourage people to speak up if they suspect abuse.

IAB Engage: Sky digital marketer on risks in the "age of the jerks"

Marketers should be willing to take risks because in “this age of the jerks” no-one knows what is going to happen in three years time, according to Matthew Turner, director, online sales and marketing, BSkyB.

Vodafone combats EE 4G with monster press activity

Vodafone has today taken out full cover-wrap advertising in The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, i, and free morning titles Metro and CityAM, in a move to combat the imminent arrival of EE’s 4G network.