NEW YORK: Interpublic Group's Constituency Management Group (CMG), which includes its PR firms, reported a first-quarter organic revenue increase of 8.6% to $262.9 million.

Total PR revenue was up 5.4% in the quarter, said Harris Diamond, CEO of CMG.

“We had a great year last year, so it's building on that, but we're still seeing decent new business pipeline and still a lot of growth and opportunity with existing clients,” said Diamond, who also serves as CEO of Weber Shandwick.

He ...