With robust retention rates in 2024 and an expanding presence in China, PHD had a league-topping year. But with new business wins on the slow and an impending merger, it remains to be seen how the agency can overcome incoming challenges.
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With bold campaigns, record-breaking new business wins, and a near-perfect client retention rate, the agency proved it could lead from the front. Yet, challenges in China and the pressures of rapid growth loom large—testing whether its ‘disruption’ can stand the test of time.
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