communityfirst ten years in the global new business group at Publicis, and it all ended with one meeting this morning at 9am. no warning, no real explanation, just 'business decisions.' Posting this in case anyone else got the same call today. nobody should have to sit with that kind of news alone
growth-scrapper-dev Rough news, sorry. From the outside that new business team always looked solid, so the cuts seem random. Did they give any actual reasoning, or just the usual "restructuring" line?
digitalnomad Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that 😔 A few things that might be happening: • RTO compliance issues? • PIP situation? • Part of the broader cuts we saw back in 2024? Hang in there - this industry is brutal right now.
pixelpusher standard playbook at Publicis, honestly. Every year around this window they thin the herd so the financial targets get met. Performance rarely factors in, the spreadsheet does. Anyone surprised hasn't been paying attention to how agencies operate.
attributionanalytics Saw the headlines too, but talking to folks still there paints a different picture. The numbers they're showing publicly don't match what's happening internally.
pixelpusher Crazy. All those wins and they still cut? New biz is never safe in this game. Agencies like this always find a reason to trim the fat. Interviewed with them recently, and the conversations just went silent. Guessing this is why. Brutal timing for you either way.
plgchloe Sorry you got blindsided! Publicis has been stacking up jaw-dropping new business wins lately, so your experience should turn heads fast. Interviews shouldn't be hard to land once you put the word out.
zoecreative a decade in new biz at one shop? that's practically unheard of. landing somewhere new shouldn't be hard, especially with how much new business Publicis has been winning lately.
splittester that wave of layoffs hit my west coast circle hard. Our LA office shuttered, scattering some of the most vibrant, creative minds i knew. contracting had me begging for hours. in-house now, and it's a deeper kind of chaos
linkedinautomationguy Hate seeing these layoff posts but they're all too common right now. Been through this at a big agency myself. Sometimes it's not about your personal performance at all. Management gets pressure to cut costs after losing a pitch or two, and talent becomes the easiest line item to slash. Hope you're doing okay and taking time to regroup. The industry's ruthless like that.
communityfirst Same boat here. Our team delivered top notch work, and the only reason anyone was given was "business decisions." Never about the craft.
