Publicis Groupe SA (PUBGY) Exchange: OTCQX

Publicis Groupe SA provides a range of advertising and communications services worldwide. The company’s specialized agencies and marketing services include interactive communication services, such as creation of corporate or commercial Websites and Intranets, online direct marketing consulting, social network expertise, e-commerce, search engine optimization, Internet ads, and various forms of Internet and mobile communication; and direct marketing and customer relationship management services, including assisting clients in creating programs that reach individual customers and enhance brand loyalty, as well as providing tools and database support to maximize the efficiency of those programs. Its specialized agencies and marketing services also comprise sales promotion and point-of-sale marketing services; healthcare communication services, such as consulting prior to release on the market, communication tools, medical training, scientific communications, events management, and hiring temporary sales staff; public relations, including strategic consulting, product and service launches or re-launches, media relations, copy-writing, organizing events and networking sessions, and creating corporate marketing material; corporate and financial communication; and multicultural or ethnic communication. In addition, the company provides media services, such as media advice/media planning; and media buying, such as purchasing advertising space on radio, television, billboards, press, Internet, and cell phones on behalf of the advertisers. Further, it is involved in the sale of advertising space in newspapers and magazines. Publicis Groupe SA primarily serves consumer goods, TMT, automobile, health, finance, luxury/energy/leisure, and distribution sectors. The company has a strategic alliance with Microsoft. Publicis Groupe SA was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Paris, France.