Euro RSCG Worldwide is Campaign's 2006 Advertising Network of the Year

Euro RSCG Worldwide is Campaign's 2006 Advertising Network of the Year

January 03, 2007

Agency Management Praised for Swift, Sweeping Turnaround of
World's Largest Global Agency Network

    NEW YORK, Jan. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- For the first
time in the agency's history, Euro RSCG Worldwide has been
named "Advertising Network of the Year," by
Campaign, one of the top and most respected advertising
trade publications in the U.K. as well as the world.  The
agency was praised for its agency management -- and its
impressive streak of new business wins around the world.

    "It is an honor to be recognized by one of the
advertising industry's most prestigious publications.  It's
a fantastic testament to the hard work of our 10,000-member
staff globally and to our having become one of the world's
largest and most creative agencies," said David Jones,
Global CEO, Euro RSCG Worldwide.

    Over the past 18 months, Euro RSCG Worldwide has
experienced, US$3 billion in new business growth in the
form of competitive new business pitches and existing
business expansions.  The 2005 wins of the global Jaguar
account and the Charles Schwab business began a winning
streak for Euro RSCG that included the global accounts for
Reckitt Benckiser, Veolia, and sanofi-aventis (which
quickly became one of the agency's top three clients), in
addition to EDF Energy in France, Alcatel-Lucent, Danone,
Disney Theme Parks, LG, Harley-Davidson, and Dell. The
Novartis, Schering-Plough, and Vivendi accounts all
expanded considerably, as well. 

    "It is rewarding to see our industry peers and the
media acknowledge our successes," concurred Mercedes
Erra, Executive Co-Chairman, Euro RSCG Worldwide. 
"Our goal is to get our clients to the future first;
we must continue on our ever-evolving quest for the next
big idea that will propel our clients' brands, and our
agency, forward."

    The Future First initiative is Euro RSCG Worldwide's
commitment to focusing on consumer needs in the future and
predicting trends, as opposed to merely following the
current conventional wisdom. 

    Euro RSCG was yet again represented in the list of the
world's top ten most awarded TV commercials according to
the P&G-sponsored Gunn Report.  This is the fourth
consecutive year that Euro has achieved that honor, making
them one of only two agencies to have appeared on the list
every year. 

    "It's a great way to end the year," said
Stephane Fouks, Executive Co-Chairman, Euro RSCG Worldwide,
"and an indicator of the things that we want to deliver
next year."

    Euro RSCG Worldwide, a leading integrated marketing
communications agency, is made up of 233 offices located in
75 countries throughout Europe, North America, Latin
America, and Asia Pacific.  Euro RSCG provides advertising,
marketing services, corporate communications, and
interactive solutions to global, regional, and local
clients.  The agency's client roster includes Airbus, Air
France, BNP Paribas, Capgemini, Charles Schwab, Danone
Group, Diageo, IBM, Jaguar, L'Oreal, LVMH Louis Vuitton,
PSA Peugeot Citroen, Reckitt Benckiser, sanofi-aventis,
Schering-Plough, Verizon, and Volvo.  Headquartered in New
York, Euro RSCG Worldwide is the largest unit of Havas, a
world leader in communications (Euronext Paris SA: HAV.PA).


    For more information, please contact:

     Jonathan Sanchez 
     Euro RSCG Worldwide
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]


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