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More voices were added to the cry of ‘recovery’ during February as a number of global advertising agencies posted upbeat figures and trading outlooks. Omnicom, which owns BBDO Worldwide and TBWA, said that its worldwide revenues rose by 18.3% during Q4 2003. Across the full year they were up by 14.4%. Omnicom says that the… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – February 2004

Advertising account activity increased again in February, with further reviews in the pipeline, according to the latest edition of Lehman Brothers‘ New Business Scorecard. The broker says that WPP came top of the pile, whilst Omnicom and Publicis were ‘solid’ and Interpublic showed further deterioration in the form a number of major account reviews. Overall,… Continue reading Advertising Account Activity On The Up, Says Lehman

Aegis Group, the global media and advertising network, this morning said that advertising is now back into the cycle of positive growth and expects an extra boost in 2004 thanks to the ‘quadrennial effect’ of the US election, the Olympics and the European soccer championships. The group says that the advertising recession, which ended in… Continue reading Aegis Forecasts Global Ad Growth Of 5.3% In 2004

Global media inflation is rising faster than economic growth, with Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific currently being the driving regions. It is television, which for the last few years has seen significant deflation, that will bounce back to show the strongest inflation during 2004. According to figures from Initiative Media, even weak… Continue reading Media Inflation Outpaces Economic Growth, Finds Initiative

Advertising agency account business remained strong during January, with activity up 7% year on year, according to the latest New Business Scorecard from Lehman Brothers. This strength continues from December, when the number of account moves rose by 40% year on year (see Publicis Tops 2003 New Business League). Omnicom and Publicis had a good… Continue reading Agency Account Activity Remains Strong In January

The latest set of global advertising forecasts from Initiative Media‘s annual Spheres Of Influence report adds further weight to the argument that the wider advertising economy is improving. Initiative forecasts a 5.8% rise in global advertising this, after an expected growth rate of 4.8% in 2003. The UK’s adspend is forecast to finish 2003 up… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – January 2004

Global advertising expenditure growth will accelerate in 2004, as a new world order in advertising emerges, according to the latest Spheres Of Influence report from Initiative Media.The agency network forecasts that worldwide adspend will rise by 5.8% to reach $331.4 billion in 2004. This figure accounts for the combined markets of the 44 countries on… Continue reading Global Adspend To Rise 5.8% In 2004, Says Initiative

Strong financial results from some of the world’s largest advertisers point to an improving outlook for the media and advertising sector, according to Lehman Brothers analysts. Major advertising clients including Procter & Gamble, American Express, General Motors and L’Oreal, have all reported positive results for the full year 2003. The financial health of such companies… Continue reading Strong Client Results Should Provide Advertising Upswing

The global economic recovery now appears to be shaping up, with the US leading the way, according to Jean-Philippe Cotis, chief economist for the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cotis was keen to point out that in most countries the upturn is weaker than… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Global Economic Recovery Shapes Up

December saw a marked increase in activity at leading agencies as the account pipeline remained strong. There were a number of significant wins for Publicis which clinched the Lehman Brothers 2003 New Business Title. Following a strong November (see Strong Agency Account Activity In November), there was a 40% year on year increase in account… Continue reading Publicis Tops 2003 New Business League