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New week, new awards news as Starcom UK are shortlisted at this year’s Bauer Media Outdoor UK Awards 2026 alongside AB InBev in the Planning Excellence – Cross‑Channel Award! This shortlisting recognises our carefully integrated approach to planning, where outdoor played a central role within a wider cross‑channel strategy that delivered impact through context, scale and smart placement in the real world. A great example of how thoughtful media planning can elevate brand presence beyond a single channel and contribute meaningfully to broader business outcomes. Congratulations to everyone involved, and to our partners who helped bring the work to life. View the full shortlist here: https://lnkd.in/enSGzenk #OMA2026

Our very own Preeti Nadgar, Chief Strategy Officer, has been selected as a juror for the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Media Shortlisting Jury. The Shortlisting Jury is where it all begins at Cannes Lions. These are the brilliant minds who evaluate world-class creative work from around the globe and set the creative benchmark for the entire industry. Preeti brings a powerful perspective to the jury room. She sits at the intersection of data, human behavior and culture every single day. We are so proud to see her take on this role and represent Starcom on one of the most important stages in our industry. #CannesLions2026 

A brilliant result for Starcom UK, taking home Fashion & Beauty for Primark and Branded Content – TV & Cinema for the LEGO Group in this year’s Campaign UK Media Awards. From launching Primark’s first national brand campaign to showcasing the thrill of LEGO vehicles through integration with unmissable F1 family moments, both wins reflect ambitious media thinking and work we’re incredibly proud of. Huge congratulations to everyone involved. Explore the winning work here:  Primark: https://lnkd.in/eKHjerjj  LEGO: https://lnkd.in/ebHyFyWB 

Publicis Groupe has been recognized by TIME as one of the 10 Most Influential Media & Communications Companies of 2026 ✨ “𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥: 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳.” -𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌 Proud of the teams shaping what’s next, every day. 👉 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eY2D4__c

🔥 Introducing our Hot Seat Panelists! We are thrilled to be joined by Joyce Zhai (United Airlines), Craig Miller (Schafer Condon Carter (SCC)), Jeff Marshall (Integral Ad Science), and Willie Jackson (Starcom). Join our incredible panelists for a conversation exploring how machine learning and human ingenuity aren't at odds, but are in fact reliant on each other as our industry and society learns to adapt to the largest opportunity of our time. Join us May 5, 3:30 PM for “The Acceleration Era, Powered by Humans” Hot Seat, presented by Integral Ad Science by registering now at https://lnkd.in/gScSjqEe Katelyn Kroneman | Leslie Wheeler

Dr. Babs Faseesin, SVP, Strategy, has been selected as a juror for the Creativepool Annual 2026, where he will be judging Agency of the Year! The Creativepool Annual is positioned as the creative industry's most distributed, most voted and most collaborative awards program, with over 59 categories and 5,000 physical copies reaching decision-makers at leading agencies and brands around the world. Babs brings a thoughtful strategic perspective to everything. We look forward to seeing the work he will help celebrate. #Annual2026 https://lnkd.in/g4JknyWH

Today was a first for Starcom. We cleared afternoon calendars, gathered Starcommers across Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and virtually, and spent the afternoon doing something we have never done before: an Agencywide AI Agent Build Day.   One mission: get hands-on with AI and build something real.   From first-time Copilot explorers to seasoned agent builders, every level showed up with curiosity, energy and a genuine can-do attitude. Teams spent the afternoon learning, experimenting and creating productivity agents, then shared their best builds across offices in a live share-out.   Thank you to every Starcommer who brought their curiosity, their ideas and their best team energy. This is just the beginning.

Publicis Groupe announces a strong start to the year, with Q1 revenue organic growth at +6.4%, outperforming the industry for the 20th quarter in a row. The Group expects sequential acceleration in Q2’26 and reaffirms FY’26 guidance. urlr.me/cFBpe3

We are honored to see Publicis Groupe named among the Best Companies for Working with Cancer by Cancer and Careers. With millions of people navigating cancer during their working years, the role employers play has never been more important. This recognition highlights the impact of thoughtful policies, flexible support and a culture that puts people first. Proud to be part of a network that continues to raise the bar.

Publicis Groupe announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 160over90, the premier global sports and culture-first agency. The move creates the industry’s leading global platform designed to drive measurable business outcomes by connecting brands to fans and audiences through unmatched technology, data, and scale across sport and culture. Integrated with Publicis Sports and powered by the Groupe’s technology assets, Epsilon data, and scale in media, the combined offering will create the leading data-driven sport & culture platform. urlr.me/KUsqBe