The Interpublic Group Stock Price, News & Analysis

McCann Worldgroup, part of Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), has appointed Ida Rezvani as President, Global Chief Client Officer of McCann & McCann Worldgroup. In this newly created position, Rezvani will focus on enhancing value and innovation across the network's global client portfolio, bringing over 20 years of client leadership experience with global brands at Publicis and Dentsu.

Reporting to Global CEO Daryl Lee, Rezvani joins from Publicis where she led Pfizer's global account. Her track record includes leadership roles at Dentsu Americas and WPP, where she drove revenue growth and led award-winning creative work for brands like Subway and Virgin Trains. The appointment follows McCann's recent recognitions, including awards at Cannes Lions Festival and being named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2025.

Primis, a video discovery platform owned by IPG (NYSE: IPG), has formed an exclusive partnership with Absolute Sports, the company behind Sportskeeda.com. Absolute Sports, which reaches over 80 million monthly users across 150+ countries, will integrate Primis' video player technology across its entire website portfolio.

The partnership focuses on delivering contextual video content through Primis' lightweight player technology, designed to create an engaging, non-intrusive viewing experience. The collaboration includes advanced contextual targeting capabilities, demand integrations, and real-time analytics to enhance monetization opportunities while maintaining premium user experience.

McCann (NYSE:IPG) has achieved a significant milestone as its documentary 'THE FINAL COPY OF ILON SPECHT' won the prestigious Grand Prix in Film at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The 17-minute film, directed by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot, celebrates the legacy of McCann copywriter Ilon Specht, who created L'Oréal Paris' iconic 'Because I'm Worth It' tagline.

The documentary, which earned five Cannes Lions awards, marks McCann's third Grand Prix in the Film category and Proudfoot's first Lions recognition. The film is currently streaming on TED, AMC+, and Prime Video. This collaboration between McCann, Breakwater Studios, and TRAVERSE32 has significantly contributed to establishing McCann Paris as one of the top-performing agencies at Cannes Lions 2025.

Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) and Interpublic (NYSE: IPG) have achieved a crucial milestone in their proposed merger with FTC antitrust clearance. The Federal Trade Commission has concluded its review and reached a mutually acceptable consent order with both companies. The deal, which combines two major advertising and marketing giants, is expected to close in the second half of 2025. The merger aims to create a comprehensive marketing and sales solutions provider, leveraging both creativity and technology. The consent order is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final FTC acceptance. This regulatory clearance represents a significant step forward, though additional regulatory approvals are still pending.

IPG Mediabrands has appointed Stacy DeRiso as Brand President of Initiative, where she will lead the agency globally. DeRiso has been key in developing Initiative's 'Fame & Flow' framework and brings extensive experience with the agency and its clients. This leadership change follows the departure of Dimitri Maex, who is stepping down as Global CEO of Initiative and Global President of Mediabrands. Eileen Kiernan, Global CEO of IPG Mediabrands, expressed confidence in DeRiso's leadership capabilities and strategic vision. DeRiso has committed to maintaining the continuity of the 'Fame & Flow' strategy while driving innovative solutions for clients within the IPG Mediabrands family.

Snowflake and Acxiom announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize AI-powered marketing through enhanced data infrastructure. The collaboration will enable IPG to integrate its proprietary data and tools directly into clients' Snowflake environments across 100+ countries. Key features include privacy-first data access through Interact platform, AI-powered marketing transformation using Snowflake Cortex, and full ecosystem transparency. The partnership introduces a joint solutions hub for innovation and is already showing results, with IPG Mediabrands optimizing ad spend for a global toy manufacturer and KINESSO providing channel insights for a commerce company. The initiative focuses on secure data collaboration, privacy-enhanced solutions, and real-time marketing capabilities while eliminating data silos and the need to transfer sensitive information.

Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 16, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2025.

IPG is an S&P 500 company that provides marketing solutions through its global brands including Acxiom, FCB, McCann, and Weber Shandwick. The company reported total revenue of $10.7 billion in 2024.

UM, a global media agency under IPG Mediabrands, has been appointed as the media Agency of Record (AOR) for 7-Eleven, Inc. The agency will manage the full-funnel, cross-channel media strategy and digital media activation for 7-Eleven® and Speedway® stores, along with the 7NOW® Delivery app.

UM will implement its newly launched Full Color Media (FCM) approach, powered by IPG's Interact marketing engine and Acxiom's data capabilities. This innovative system enables enhanced insights, precision targeting, and creative personalization at scale, allowing 7-Eleven to expand its audience reach while building stronger connections across channels.

The partnership aims to strengthen 7-Eleven's position as customers' 'ingenious accomplice' and drive business growth through data-enabled marketing strategies.

Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), a leading marketing solutions provider and S&P 500 company, announced its participation in the 53rd Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 2:30 pm Eastern time.

The company will provide a live webcast link on their Investor Relations website, which will remain available for replay for 30 days. IPG, which reported total revenue of $10.7 billion in 2024, operates through various global brands including Acxiom, FCB, McCann, and Weber Shandwick, offering data-driven and creative marketing solutions.