The French pronunciation is POO-bli-cis as the company is headquartered in France.
Publicis Groupe is a French multinationaladvertising and public relations company, headquartered in Paris. After 1945 the little-known Paris-based advertising agency grew rapidly, becoming the world's fourth-largest agency.
In December 2015, Publicis announced a new organization designed to better serve clients, around 4 main divisions:
Publicis Communications (gathering creative networks Leo Burnett Worldwide, Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), global design and technology consultancy Nurun, and creative production group Prodigious Brand Logistics and global PR agency MSLGROUP) under the leadership of Arthur Sadoun;
Publicis Media (gathering the media planning & buying capabilities of Starcom Mediavest Group and ZenithOptimedia) under the leadership of Steve King;