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A public company [a] is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company).
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) is an American publicly traded advertising company.The company consists of five major networks: FCB, IPG Mediabrands, McCann Worldgroup, MullenLowe Group and Marketing Specialists, as well as several independent specialty agencies in the areas of public relations, sports marketing, talent representation and healthcare. [3]
The company was founded by 20 year old Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet in 1926. [7] In 2011, Publicis was named the third-largest marketing group worldwide by revenue, surpassing Interpublic. [8] By the end of 2010, the twin sectors of digital activities and high-growth emerging countries represented one-half of Publicis Groupe's total revenue.
The advertising industry is the global industry of public relations and marketing companies, media services, and advertising agencies.Several large advertising agencies, including WPP plc, Omnicom, Publicis Groupe, Interpublic and Dentsu, are among the industry's largest.
A company limited by shares may be a publicly traded company or a; privately held company. A company limited by guarantee with a share capital is a hybrid entity, usually used where the company is formed for non-commercial purposes, but the activities of the company are partly funded by investors who expect a return.
The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street, the world's largest stock exchange in terms of total market capitalization of its listed companies [1]. Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders.
On June 2, 2011, Groupon filed to go public under the ticker symbol GRPN. [21] The company went public on November 4, 2011. [22] It was the biggest IPO by an Internet company since Google in 2004. [23] The IPO was handled by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group and Credit Suisse Group. [24]
An unlisted public company, also known as an unquoted public company, [1] [2] is a public company that is not listed on any stock exchange.This enables it to raise finance by the issuing and sale of shares to the public, such as through advertising, but without listing on an exchange.