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Sep 29, 2021

Campaign asks: How much of a problem is bribery in ad pitches in APAC?

SPOT SURVEY: Stories about bribes tilting the scales in the agency-selection process come to light from time to time, as they did earlier this week involving WPP in India. But how prevalent is the practice in the region? We need you to tell us in this short, anonymous survey.

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