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Author: Aleena Gardezi

Maurice Levy’s Final Holiday Greeting Video Ends on a Surprise

Posted December 14, 2016

“Finally, a Publicis Groupe Wishes video you’ll want to watch till the end…” states Publicis Groupe’s Twitter. CEO Maurice Levy released his annual year end video today with a unique ending for those who watched till the end- an opportunity to spend a night at “the top of the ad world” through Airbnb via a sweepstakes.

The video begins with Lévy talking about 2016, the wins, the losses, and an overall recap of the year while he is surrounded by a crew packing up his office. He also shares that he is extremley optimistic for the future of Publicis Group because they have “laid a strong foundation both in culture and expertise that run deep throughout the group.”

At the end of the video, he walks out of the office and the message below concludes the video:

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On the sweepstakes page, Levy writes: “Bonjour! I am Maurice Levy, you might know me from some of my wishes videos, or maybe you’ve heard of the company I have been running since 1987, Publicis Groupe. While I may be a legendary advertising executive according to some, here, I am your humble host. I started at Publicis as an IT Director back in 1971, and worked my way up to the office that could now be yours for a day.”

The office, which was formerly used as Headquarters of General Eisenhower praises a historic experience, along with a friend of your choice.

“To make sure you don’t miss any deadlines, a private chauffeur will pick you up and drive you directly to the office, where your bodyguard, professional photographer and personal assistant await you. The day starts off with a briefing on your painfully long to-do-list, while you have breakfast on the 560 m2 (6,027 sq ft.) rooftop terrace, with a view of Paris only obstructed by the colossal Arc de Triomphe,” the airbnb site states.

For those that want to enter to win, they can write a artistic and creative story of 100 words maximum, in English or French, answering the question “What would you do with a day in the office of Maurice Lévy?” and explaining why you should be the one to stay one night in Paris.