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An official at Austin Kelley Advertising has denied claims there will be layoffs at the agency in wake of its losing the $15-20 million Churchs Chicken account to Cliff Freeman and Partners.
“We have told the people here that we have field and media responsibilities to the end of the year and we need them to stay,” said agency executive vice president Jay Shields. “We are making every effort to replace the business and we have natural attrition that allows us to move those people around.

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