Publicis announces revenue increase

Publicis has announced a 57 per cent increase in revenue to £647m for the first quarter of 2003. But it said that if revenues from US agency Bcom3, which it bought last year, were excluded, the figures would show a 1.

Publicis has announced a 57 per cent increase in revenue to &£647m for the first quarter of 2003. But it said that if revenues from US agency Bcom3, which it bought last year, were excluded, the figures would show a 1.2 per cent drop.