Advertising
Steve Harrison
Mar 11, 2021

Adland should stop trying to save the world and start selling

It's time adland returned to its raison d'être. That’s according to the author and creative director Steve Harrison, who argues agencies must rediscover their commercial purpose in order to play their part in the post-pandemic economic recovery and reclaim the respect of the boardroom

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