What Publicis Conseil does

Publicis Conseil is a French full-service creative advertising agency and the French flagship of Publicis Groupe's Publicis Worldwide network, which operates in 84 countries. Founded in 1926 and headquartered in Paris with 501-1,000 employees, the agency positions itself as a 'Full Brand Experience' shop, developing creative campaigns that combine brand building with social impact messaging for major enterprise clients. Its business model is a holding-company agency model: it sells creative strategy, campaign development, and multi-platform execution to large brand owners, monetized through agency-of-record retainers and project fees routed via the broader Publicis Groupe operating structure.

The agency's recent output emphasizes purpose-driven work. The 'The Match Before the Match' film produced for Orange France in collaboration with French women's football team OL Lyonnes won a 2026 Silver Award at the Deauville Green Awards. The larger platform initiative is Working With Cancer, a global movement that has grown to over 5,000 participating companies protecting more than 40 million workers, backed by up to $100 million in pro bono media from Disney, Google/YouTube, TikTok, and NBCUniversal, and supported by research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic. Visible client logos include Orange France, Walmart, L'Oréal, Pfizer, and Barclays, indicating a horizontal enterprise segment approach across telecommunications, retail, cosmetics, pharma, and financial services.

Publicis Conseil operates as a privately held subsidiary of publicly listed Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris: PUB), one of the 'Big Three' global advertising holding companies. Its reported technology stack, pricing model, and standalone financial disclosures are not available in the input; revenue mechanics, contract structures, and integration with parent-level data and media-buying platforms are managed at the Publicis Groupe level rather than at the subsidiary level.

Name

Publicis Conseil

Legal name

Publicis Conseil

Website

https://publicisconseil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Publicis Conseil is a Paris-based creative advertising agency founded in 1926 and a subsidiary of Publicis Groupe. It develops purpose-driven brand campaigns and large-scale social impact platforms for multinational enterprise clients across multiple industries.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Publicis Conseil is a creative advertising agency that develops and executes brand campaigns for major enterprise clients. Its work includes purpose-driven film and multimedia campaigns, such as 'The Match Before the Match' created for Orange France for International Women's Day, and social-impact initiatives like the 'Working With Cancer' global movement. The agency delivers campaign ideation, creative production, and multi-platform brand experience within the Publicis Worldwide network.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• DisneyflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 February 2026Disney is a pro bono media partner for the Working With Cancer global campaign, contributing media resources to support the initiative reaching cancer survivors in the workplace.
• Google/YouTubeflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 February 2026Google/YouTube is a pro bono media partner providing media support for the Working With Cancer global campaign to reach cancer survivors in the workplace.
• TikTokflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 February 2026TikTok is a pro bono media partner contributing to the Working With Cancer global campaign media support.
• NBCUniversalflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 February 2026NBCUniversal is a pro bono media partner for the Working With Cancer initiative, providing media backing for the global campaign.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2026Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center provided research showing that employed cancer survivors report approximately 28% better overall quality of life, supporting the Working With Cancer initiative's mission.
• Mayo CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2026Mayo Clinic collaborated on research demonstrating the mental health benefits of employment for cancer survivors, providing scientific backing for the Working With Cancer initiative.
• Dissidence ProductionminorOthersDissidence Production is the production company for 'The Match Before the Match' film created by Publicis Conseil for Orange France.
• OL LyonnesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench women's football team OL Lyonnes collaborated with Publicis Conseil and Orange France on the 'The Match Before the Match' campaign released for International Women's Day.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DDB Paris: DDB Paris is the French flagship of DDB Worldwide (Omnicom), offering creative campaign development for major brands. It directly competes with Publicis Conseil for French and pan-European brand briefs.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Wieden+Kennedy is an independent global creative agency renowned for purpose-driven, brand-building campaigns (e.g., Nike). Comparable to Publicis Conseil on creative ambition and the ability to win award-winning ESG/social-impact work for global brands.
• Ogilvy Paris: Ogilvy's Paris office is the French flagship of Ogilvy (WPP), providing creative, brand and campaign services to enterprise clients. Same holding-company network structure as Publicis Conseil and directly competing for the same major-brand retainers.
• TBWA\Paris: TBWA's Paris office is a full-service creative agency within the TBWA\Worldwide network (Omnicom), serving many of the same enterprise brand clients. Directly comparable on geography, network affiliation (holding-company subsidiary) and creative mandate.
• Leo Burnett Paris: Leo Burnett's Paris office (Publicis Groupe sibling network) is a global creative agency serving enterprise clients. Highly comparable on creative scope, holding-company affiliation and enterprise client base.
• McCann Paris: McCann Paris is the French flagship of McCann Worldgroup (IPG), a full-service creative agency serving enterprise brand clients across multiple verticals. Direct competitor on geography, scale and service offering.
• BETC Paris: BETC is a Paris-headquartered, full-service creative agency owned by Havas, operating at comparable scale and serving many of the same large French and international brand clients. It is the most direct French-market competitor to Publicis Conseil in terms of creative scope and positioning.
• Havas Creative Network: Havas Creative is the global creative arm of Havas, headquartered in Paris, and competes directly with Publicis Conseil for French and multinational brand creative mandates. Same geography, similar client verticals and overlapping holding-company scale dynamics make it a like-for-like comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Dentsu Creative: Dentsu Creative is the global creative network of Dentsu International, a major Japanese advertising holding company. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering creative services to enterprise clients globally, including overlap with Publicis Conseil's purpose-driven work.
• Publicis Worldwide: Publicis Worldwide is the parent global creative network of Publicis Conseil, operating in 84 countries. Comparable as the wider network offering overlapping capabilities but at much broader geographic and portfolio scope than the French flagship agency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PublicisConseil

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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