Havas Group has reported a “strong recovery” following the pandemic in the newly released 2021 report for its Paris-based parent company, Vivendi.
The report noted that in 2021, Havas Group’s revenues was AUD$3,502 million (€2,341 million), up by 10.8%.
In the fourth quarter, the advertising and public relations company recorded strong business growth compared to the same period in 2020, and achieved organic growth in net revenues of +9.3%.
In the report, Havas Group said: “All the geographical regions delivered excellent organic performances in 2021, with positive contributions from all divisions: Creative, Media and Health communications.
“North America and Europe were the biggest contributors, enjoying solid organic growth. Asia-Pacific and Latin America also reported highly satisfactory performances.”
Last year, Havas Group also pursued acquisitions and majority stakes in Singapore-based creative agency BLKJ, customer experience Nohup in Italy and two French-based: CSR communications Agence Verte and healthcare communications agency Raison de Santé.
The company also continued development around the world, winning several new clients in creative creative, media expertise and healthcare communications.
Havas Creative won ASDA, COX Communications, Easyjet, JLL, Nestlé, New York Presbyterian, Petropolis, Telecom Italia, VW, World Bank x IMF.
Client wins for Havas Health & You include: AbbVie, Amgen, Genentech, Hutchison, Medipharma, Ipsen, Myovant, New York Presbyterian, Novartis Otsuka, Pfizer, Sanofi, Trevana, Vifor.
Meanwhile, Havas Media won Boiron, Dolce & Gabbana, Forevermark & DeBeers, IAG Group International Airlines Group (Iberia, Vuelig and IAG Cargo), Land O’ Lakes, Ola Group, PEPCO, Pernod Ricard, Red Bull, Sears, Unilever (Western Europe), Weleda.
Havas Group were also record year with more than 1,300 creative awards and distinctions given to its agencies around the world last year.
Among the awards were 38 Lions (one Grand Prix, five Golds, nine Silvers and 23 Bronzes) awarded at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in June, which this year included the 2020 and 2021 editions.
The agency walked away with 20 awards from the One Show, including four Golds, five Silvers and ten Bronzes, as well as the prestigious Green Pencil.
Havas Creative and Havas Media also took first place in their category in the R3 Europe ranking, which distinguishes the new business performance of industry players.