Euro RSCG Worldwide Named European Communications Group of the Year

PRNewswire NEW YORK December 20

NEW YORK, December 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- New business wins, client loyalty, award-winning creative and strong business results catapult network to top spot

Les Agences de l'Annee, a key trade organization for the European communications industry, has named Euro RSCG Worldwide "The European Communications Group of the Year."

Euro RSCG was selected for this honor based on a number of criteria, including new business wins, client loyalty, award-winning creative, and strong business results.

"This was an amazing year for our agencies in Europe and we are delighted to be recognized by such an esteemed organization," said David Jones, Global CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide. "This accolade supports our belief that ours is the future model for success: an agency network that is global and creative, and one that has digital at its core."

Euro RSCG has experienced a successful year in new business gains as a result of both new business wins and growth of existing clients. New assignments across Europe have come from some of the world's most recognized brands such as Reckitt Benckiser, eBay, L'Oreal, EDF, ExxonMobil, Jaguar, Alcatel-Lucent and sanofi-aventis.

Jones continued: "I'd also like to thank our clients, as this award is an acknowledgement of the success we've achieved by working in true partnership with them."

Euro RSCG Worldwide, a leading integrated marketing communications agency and Advertising Age's and Campaign's 2006 Global Agency of the Year, is made up of 233 offices located in 75 countries throughout Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. Euro RSCG provides advertising, marketing services, corporate communications, and interactive solutions to global, regional and local clients. The agency's client roster includes Air France, BNP Paribas, Charles Schwab, Citigroup, Danone Group, Diageo, EFFEN Vodka, Heineken USA, Hyatt, IBM, Jaguar, Kraft Foods, L'Oreal, LVMH Louis Vuitton, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Reckitt Benckiser, sanofi-aventis, Schering-Plough and Valspar. Headquartered in New York, Euro RSCG Worldwide is the largest unit of Havas, a world leader in communications (Euronext Paris SA: HAV.PA).