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| I'm pleased to report our fourth quarter performance was very strong |
| It should even get stronger for us as we extend that over the coming months and years, and we're very comfortable with it |
| Autos, when it comes down to is, we're very well represented in autos, and I think we have the best clients one could ask in the sector |
| And I think that will be not only '24 but '24 and beyond a very strong sector for us |
| And just the simple science of things in the advances that are occurring give us tremendous opportunities to continue to grow |
| It looks like you had a very good year |
| I'd say that -- the project work came in very strong, stronger than we expected in some parts of Western Europe |
| We can now seamlessly integrate end-to-end services from brand media to precision marketing to e-commerce and in-store comers, ultimately delivering superior results for our clients |
| Tech and electronics, Omnicom has very good relationships there and primarily with the high-quality providers in those customers in those segments certainly, our ability to now work with potentially a number of the top 20 brands that actually sell through Amazon, for example, is very exciting |
| I'm also proud to inform you that last week, Flywheel captured its first significant win as part of Omnicom, winning the highly owned e-commerce business in Europe from one of our competitors |
| But actually, what's exciting for us is other categories where we've seen strong potential over time and Omnicom are very strong |
| In January, we welcomed CEO, Duncan Painter and more than 2,000 Flywheelers around the world to Omnicom, and we are excited about what we can achieve for our clients together |
| So I'm very excited about that |
| So I'm very confident about that |
| The EBIT margins were solid |
| As the first holding company and second company overall to be giving full access to Open AI models in Microsoft Azure environment, we have a significant first-mover advantage, allowing us to experiment, prototype and launch applications within our platform before any other organization |
| So I think you talked about how creative has been lagging, and then you've had a lot of strength in media, and you've definitely showed off strong capability there and want a lot of business |
| I think the fact that we cut the change in half where we cut the number in half in 2023 is really reflective of good performance all throughout the organization |
| In new business, we had a very successful 2023 |
| We're having -- we've had first mover advantage with all of these partners really in testing and integrating their models to change and optimize the way we are delivering outcomes for our clients |
| So that's definitely the most exciting element that we see |
| We think it's a unique opportunity, and it really is for the first time ever going to give clients the real ability to measure marketing sales in one go |
| We're really excited about the ability to combine that information |
| And just the quality of our ability to just expand across a range of really high-quality clients |
| We entered 2024 from a position of strength, supported by our solid financial performance and balance sheet, new business wins and key strategic investments in the areas that will drive significant growth in the years ahead |
| The other thing from our side is we really do think the scale of clients and the very early engagement we've already had with the clients that Omnicom has, but they clearly have very trusted relationships with them is giving us great access to not just maintain our growth rates, but to have some sense that we've got a chance to accelerate them and that's exciting for us |
| We finished the year on a strong note in terms of revenue growth and profitability, even though the business environment was uncertain in 2023 |
| As we look towards 2024, we're optimistic about the performance of our agencies and an improving economy |
| And since we've been here, it's really clear how this company really focuses on high-quality products and great service to customers |
| And we always admired the pride and the quality that they focus on always leading with the best-in-class quality products and services in the market |
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| midterm elections of 2022, when growth exceeded 12%, as well as softness in certain international markets |
| I think relatively speaking, though the overall negative reflects the fact that the actions of the Fed and over time, global treasuries have obviously made it a more challenging area to manage |
| Experiential was down 8%, reflecting a difficult comp of 17% growth in Q4 of 2022 with the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, primarily offset by strong growth in Europe in the quarter, while quarterly results can be choppy based on the timing of certain client events |
| Precision marketing growth contracted 1.1%, reflecting a difficult comp to 11.5% growth in Q4 of 2022 and cycling some client spending reductions from earlier in the year |
| Public relations declined 2.9% in the quarter due to difficult comps related to the U.S |
| Our operating income margin was negatively impacted by $14.5 million of costs in connection with the Flywheel acquisition, as I just discussed; adjusting for this amount results in an operating income margin of 16.3% and an EBITDA margin of 16.8% |
| But North America, is where we were cycling through a number of losses that occurred in the advertising sector over a year ago |
| With respect to sectors, there will be challenges and all, and there will be benefits in some, and some will have low comps, and some will have more difficult comps |
| Weaker markets in technology and entertainment, which have been discussed widely in the industry over the course of the year, resulted in reductions of 3 points and 1 point, respectively |
| Just on the technology vertical, it's been a headwind across the industry for some time now |
| So all that is the alchemy of how you get to organic growth and as a result, that makes us -- we're still cautious about this year because of all the unrest and the Fed hasn't really started reducing rate yet |
| The net impact of acquisition and disposition revenue on reported revenue was negative 0.7%, primarily reflecting the sale in Q2 of '23 of our research businesses |
| Execution and support declined by 0.4% with mixed results that included a solid performance in field marketing |
| It's been quite a while since it really has become a topic or an item that concerns us |
| But it has been more challenging in the last few years than in half |
| Will lead to lower interest income in 2024 compared to 2023 |
| Also, I think the cost governments will be late in catching up with how they want to protect the consumer, we're going to have to tread very carefully |
| The only headwind I think we face as we go into '24 with Pharma was earlier in the year, we lost Pfizer, so we'll be cycling through that |
| Same time, we keep seeing layoffs in the technology space |
| So making certain that we don't expose our clients to anything that can be create a problem because of its -- because it was handled improperly, is key |
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