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* Pressure continued on the Group’s Advertising and Media Investment Management businesses, although the pressure seen by Media Investment Management in quarters two and three eased significantly in the final quarter. | * Pressure continued on the Group’s Advertising and Media Investment Management businesses, although the pressure seen by Media Investment Management in quarters two and three eased significantly in the final quarter. | ||
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* In constant currencies, Advertising and Media Investment Management revenues fell by 8.6%, with like-for-like revenues down almost the same at 8.5%. Although cost actions were taken by the year end, the impact of revenue declines resulted in the combined annual operating margin of this sector falling by over 3.0 margin points. | * In constant currencies, Advertising and Media Investment Management revenues fell by 8.6%, with like-for-like revenues down almost the same at 8.5%. Although cost actions were taken by the year end, the impact of revenue declines resulted in the combined annual operating margin of this sector falling by over 3.0 margin points. | ||
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* As expected, after the advertising market reached its low point in 2009 during the summer, the decline, which had been gathering pace since mid-2008, began to slow, and then stopped. The fourth quarter brought an improvement, confirming the first signs of recovery. | |||
* While the market overall was down by 12% to 14%, Publicis managed to limit the decrease to 6.5%, thereby gaining market share. Tight control over our costs and headcount; services with added value; these are some of the reasons why we were able to achieve an operating margin which remains one of the highest on the market despite the crisis. | |||
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