Pronunciation







is it pronounced Pub-licis or Poo-blicis


The French pronunciation is POO-bli-cis as the company is headquartered in France.

Publicis Groupe is a French multinational advertising 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;
    • Publicis.Sapient (gathering technology & digital agencies Razorfish, DigitasLBi
      and Sapient Corporation) under the leadership of Alan Herrick;
    • Publicis Healthcare, already in existence, will remain under the leadership of Nick Colucci.