LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain's WPP, theworld's biggest advertising company, said it had enjoyed a solidstart to 2016 after account wins and strong demand across theboard helped it end 2015 with its best growth of the year.
WPP, which handles the advertising needs of brands such asFord and Unilever, reported fourth-quarter like-for-like netsales growth of 4.9 percent, the strongest quarter of the yearand giving it a full-year figure of 3.3 percent, broadly in linewith forecasts.
Led by high-profile businessman Martin Sorrell, the groupsaid it expected to produce a similar net sales growth rate for2016 and had already enjoyed an above-budget month in January.
(Reporting by Kate Holton, Editing by Paul Sandle)