Who murdered Madison Avenue?

The WARC Podcast by WARC

Aug 11, 202600:44:38Business

How did ad agency economics become so challenging? Fee-cutting and low growth are part of the equation, but the roots of the issue go back decades. Ad industry analyst and author Michael Farmer joins WARC's David Tiltman...

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