Publicis gets its hands on Coke’s N. American media account, which was with WPP (KO:NYSE)

UK-based advertising giant WPP (NYSE:WPP) has lost Coca-Cola’s (NYSE:KO) North American media account to French rival Publicis (OTCQX:PUBGY) following a competitive tender, according to media reports from Friday.

Coke reportedly spends close to $800M every year in overall billings, and Publicis has