This is How the Ad World Sees Itself

You’ve seen the Media Buyer, Media Seller, and Agency Trading Desk slides. Now it’s time for a characterization of the inter-department relationships and tensions that exist within agencies themselves. We think this originated from the Facebook page of Jacek Gadzinowski. Thanks to Zugara CEO Matt Szymczyk for bringing it to our attention.

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