Advertising Marketing Analysis
Gideon Spanier
Feb 18, 2022

Do agency groups’ strong results prove the doubters wrong?

The industry has some strong opinions after the big agency holding companies reported strong 2021 financial results that eclipsed 2019 levels.

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