FOCUS:YEAR-END REVIEW: Our dragon continues to fly ..
<p>I'll remember 2000 as the year of the fourth book in the Harry
</p><p>Potter series.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>I got my nephews and my parents into the saga as well, so we had three
</p><p>generations of Levy-Lambert's fighting for the books (in a selection of
</p><p>English, French, and Hebrew). Professionally, it's been a very happy
</p><p>year with the Publicis network in Asia-Pacific, even though I have yet
</p><p>to see our first Harry Potter promotion for Nestle or Coca-Cola (but
</p><p>that's probably because I don't get to see all the work, busy as I am
</p><p>with my reading and overseeing the most wonderful regional team of
</p><p>advertising wizards).
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>Indeed, the year of the Dragon was magic, and has fulfilled my every
</p><p>fantasy of this extraordinary industry.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>Our charismatic chairman/CEO in Paris, Maurice Levy, has outdone himself
</p><p>with the acquisitions of Fallon, the legendary Minneapolis-based agency;
</p><p>Frankel, the marketing services experts from Chicago; and of course
</p><p>Saatchi & Saatchi, arguably the best agency brand in the world.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>With the recent news of our acquisition Nelson Communications, we are
</p><p>now the world's leading pharmaceutical agency network.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>Overall, Publicis Groupe SA is now amongst the world's top five, listed
</p><p>on the NYSE, and comfortable in its secure future.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>We have been awarded an increased share of Hewlett Packard's business,
</p><p>the launch of the Euro currency, Sampoerna's global
</p><p>advertising ...
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>It's now been over three years since I left investment banking for a new
</p><p>life in advertising.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>There is even more magic, here, than I expected.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>There is also far more talent, amongst young people of all ages than one
</p><p>would believe when reading MEDIA.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p><p>To my favourite wizards, Janet Yeo and Soon, Bharat Dabolkar and Praveen
</p><p>Kenneth, Woo Duk Park and Ae Ran Moon, Louis-Sebastien Ohl and Yoshiko
</p><p>Koike, Ivan Chong and Tom Neo, Graeme Wills and the Mojo boys, Masood
</p><p>Hasan and Lubna Jehangir, Prakit Apisarnthanarax and Ron Webb, Philip
</p><p>Ong and Koernia, Jimmy Chang and Clement Chen, Lito de Joya and Minyong
</p><p>Ordonez, Stanley Chan and James Wong, to their clients, and to their
</p><p>staff, I blow on my wand and wish them a magical festive season with all
</p><p>the rewards their magic deserves.
</p><p><BR><BR>
</p>
by
|
12/08/2000
I'll remember 2000 as the year of the fourth book in the Harry
Potter series.
I got my nephews and my parents into the saga as well, so we had three
generations of Levy-Lambert's fighting for the books (in a selection of
English, French, and Hebrew). Professionally, it's been a very happy
year with the Publicis network in Asia-Pacific, even though I have yet
to see our first Harry Potter promotion for Nestle or Coca-Cola (but
that's probably because I don't get to see all the work, busy as I am
with my reading and overseeing the most wonderful regional team of
advertising wizards).
Indeed, the year of the Dragon was magic, and has fulfilled my every
fantasy of this extraordinary industry.
Our charismatic chairman/CEO in Paris, Maurice Levy, has outdone himself
with the acquisitions of Fallon, the legendary Minneapolis-based agency;
Frankel, the marketing services experts from Chicago; and of course
Saatchi & Saatchi, arguably the best agency brand in the world.
With the recent news of our acquisition Nelson Communications, we are
now the world's leading pharmaceutical agency network.
Overall, Publicis Groupe SA is now amongst the world's top five, listed
on the NYSE, and comfortable in its secure future.
We have been awarded an increased share of Hewlett Packard's business,
the launch of the Euro currency, Sampoerna's global
advertising ...
It's now been over three years since I left investment banking for a new
life in advertising.
There is even more magic, here, than I expected.
There is also far more talent, amongst young people of all ages than one
would believe when reading MEDIA.
To my favourite wizards, Janet Yeo and Soon, Bharat Dabolkar and Praveen
Kenneth, Woo Duk Park and Ae Ran Moon, Louis-Sebastien Ohl and Yoshiko
Koike, Ivan Chong and Tom Neo, Graeme Wills and the Mojo boys, Masood
Hasan and Lubna Jehangir, Prakit Apisarnthanarax and Ron Webb, Philip
Ong and Koernia, Jimmy Chang and Clement Chen, Lito de Joya and Minyong
Ordonez, Stanley Chan and James Wong, to their clients, and to their
staff, I blow on my wand and wish them a magical festive season with all
the rewards their magic deserves.
