AI News/Wire summary
Publicis pitches CEOs directly on AI as new business surges
Key points
- Chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun says Publicis is increasingly pitching CEOs rather than CMOs, citing their focus on AI.
- Publicis reported a record new business run in Q3, with net revenue up 5% to €3.529 billion.
- Sadoun said new clients added 2% to organic growth heading into 2027, about €300 million in revenue.
- Analyst Brian Wieser argues revenue is better traced to core business and principal media buying than to AI-driven spend.
Why it matters for marketers: Content and media teams should expect agency buyers to be reached through CEO-level AI conversations, not only through traditional CMO pitch cycles.
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