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Agency, Client Defectors Speak Out

I can only agree with Neilan Tyree’s “Man About Town” [July 22] on flaws in the advertising business. I used to be an adman in a big London agency before moving over to the “dark side.” Now I work at a bank, analyzing advertising holding companies. Ever since joining this side of the corporate fence, I have questioned people in ad land about talent recruitment.

The money paid by banks, consultants and law firms is not an option for agencies.



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