Adweek 2000 Media and Technology: IQ Q&A with Omnicom's John Wren

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The ad industry has been roundly criticized with the ultimate dis of the interactive age: “They just don’t get it.” One exception may be Omnicom CEO John Wren. Early on, Wren understood the value of online media and the entrepreneurial mind-set found at interactive startups. His interest in online media became evident in 1996, when he bought minority stakes in a handful of shops that were probably still paying off the credit-card debt that helped launched them.

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