ANA Warns of a 'Talent Crisis' as the Ad Industry Struggles to Appeal to College Grads

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A new study from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) found that the advertising industry is facing a “looming marketing and advertising talent crisis.”

The study, entitled “Bridging the Talent Disconnect: Charting the Pathways to Future Growth,” was funded by the ANA Educational Foundation (AEF) and conducted by market research company GfK. It surveyed marketing leaders, academics and students/new hires to arrive at its conclusions. Among the findings were that college students were unsure what a career in advertising and marketing entailed and whether it represented work they deemed “meaningful.”

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