Agencies

Publicis Groupe grew organic net revenue 5% in the third quarter and kept its full-year forecast. Its CEO says clients now pick a holding company without running a pitch.

The new agency has more than 2,300 staff in over 50 markets. Clients include Lenovo, Mastercard, P&G and DP World.

Arena Media UK won Lionsgate UK’s media account after a pitch run by The Aperto Partnership. The brief covers cinema, TV, outdoor and search.

FDJ United moved the Euromillions account in France to Bloom & friends, a Havas agency founded in 2025. Romance loses the business.

Currys' Beyond Techspectations won the 2026 IPA Effectiveness Grand Prix. The case reports £500 million in extra revenue over two years.

WFA and Agency Mania Solutions surveyed 69 multinationals with $147bn in marketing spend. Hourly pay now covers 19% of their agency deals.

Omnicom Media Group takes over media planning and buying for L'Oréal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from January 2027. The budget is put at about 350 million euros.

DoorDash has named WPP Media its first global media partner, covering more than 40 markets and adding Deliveroo and Wolt.

COMvergence put Dentsu on top of the Irish media agency new business table for the first half of 2026, with €14.7m against €5.5m for WPP Media.

WPP opened Devon's Point in East London on 23 September, a 34,000 sq ft production hub. Dentsu opened a smaller studio in Bengaluru the same day.

Three quarters of advertisers in a new WFA and MediaSense study will change how they pay their media agency within three years.

Gut becomes creative agency of record and Mediaplus takes media at Dave & Buster's from 1 October 2026, after a review that began in the spring.