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BURNETT RESIGNS $100 MIL. AMERITECH MEDIA
CHICAGO-Leo Burnett on Friday abruptly resigned as media agency of record for Ameritech Corp. Linda Wolf, Burnett group president for North America, said in a statement that the decision “frees us to put our telecommunications experience to work more broadly for another company whose business philosophies are more compatible with our own.” Ameritech said it is “evaluating our options for a partner and will seek an agency with which to form a long-term relationship” to handle the $100 million media account.