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Welcome to the world of Alice – a weekly glance at the absurdities of a life working in media.
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The much-anticipated report from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and K2 Intelligence shows that cash rebates – an illegal practice in the US – were found to be “pervasive”.
Welcome to the world of Alice – a weekly glance at the absurdities of a life working in media.
A probe by a US marketing trade group is set to reveal that US ad agencies are accepting rebates from media companies. As adland nervously waits, Bob Wootton looks at some likely consequences.