Publicis results lag behind rivals Tweet Follow me Publicis reported weaker than expected third-quarter growth as the French advertising group was left counting the cost of its failed merger with US rival Omnicom. For the full story read FT.Com Related posts: Publicis announce record profits for 2013 WPP slows in Q3 but growth rate still ahead of rivals Publicis lags behind its peers in organic growth for 2015 WPP beats rivals as pre-tax profits leap by 18.7%