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Grey Entertainment, having recently been relieved of its advertising duties for the ABC Television Network after 22 years, has now become the subject of two eyebrow-raising trade print ads.
A classified display ad has been running in the back of Adweek specifically recruiting ‘all former Grey Advertising ABC-TV Print Designers!’
The ad wants staffers interested in ‘trading in those ‘grey’ skies for sun and fun in beautiful Santa Monica.’ The ad came from a source associated with the CBS Television print ad account, identified only as ‘Trixie.’
This was followed by a full-page ad (shown here) in a recent issue of a trade magazine, taken out by ABC, thanking Grey, New York, for 22 years of great ads.
The ad neglects to mention that Grey no longer handles ABC’s $40 million daytime and entertainment TV programming account, now at TBWA Chiat/Day in New York.
‘We appreciate the ad by ABC, but we’ve moved forward,’ said...
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