The Interpublic Group of Corporations, Inc. (NYSE:IPG) Financial institution of America 2025 Media, Communications & Leisure Convention September 3, 2025 4:30 PM EDT
Firm Contributors
Philippe Krakowsky – CEO & Director
Convention Name Contributors
Brian Fenske
Presentation
Brian Fenske
Everybody right here, and it’s my pleasure to welcome to the stage Chief Govt Officer of Interpublic Group, Philippe Krakowsky. I am Brian Fenske, TMT sector specialist at Financial institution of America, subbing in for my esteemed colleague, Adrien. So welcome. Thanks for doing this once more. We actually admire it.
Query-and-Reply Session
Brian Fenske
So thrilling time in your firm and for you. So I’ve some questions right here I would like run by way of, however I’d love so that you can increase just a little bit as I am deeply enthusiastic about AI, the intersection of tech and AI and businesses later.
Philippe Krakowsky
CEO & Director
All proper. So we have got minute 1 and the phrase AI has been used.
Brian Fenske
Sure, I’ve to get it. However — so ranging from the highest, on the first half outcomes, you reiterated your steering for down 1% to 2% natural gross sales development regardless of being down 3.5% within the first half. So some stakeholders within the ecosystem have talked about diminished shopper spending in both the auto or CPG classes. Are you observing that? Is that factored into a few of your pondering for the second half? As a result of I assume we acquired some questions on that first half or second half dynamic.
Philippe Krakowsky
CEO & Director
Positive. That is so much to unpack. So I assume earlier than I am going to a shopper sector evaluation, I’d simply unpack and clearly, for people who’ve been tuned into our story or who heard what we needed to share once we took of us by way of the primary half outcomes, that first half
