WPP CEO Mark Read has scored a big interview at Cannes — Elon Musk. Given that Musk ‘hates’ advertising and has been a terrible owner of Twitter, Read owes it to this industry to ask him tough questions.
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The data revolution has torn the 20th-century model of creativity trading to shreds. And media has been the huge winner, writes the editor-in-chief.
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