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Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun blames the industry’s weakening perception on rivals more than tariffs

Publicis Groupe's CEO Arthur Sadoun is responding to what he believes are worsening perceptions of the industry. (Publicis Groupe)
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Brian Bonilla
April 15, 2025 02:30 PM

Publicis Groupe Chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun took the holding company’s latest earnings report as an opportunity to address ongoing economic concerns for the overall agency business and to take some potshots at WPP, which he partly blamed for souring perceptions of the ad industry.

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