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Ford’s Lincoln-Mercury unit has signed basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson as its new pitchman. Terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed. WPP’s Uniworld in New York will create the first ads starring Johnson, breaking in the fourth quarter. Ford spent about $145 million on Lincoln-Mercury ads last year, according to TNS Media Intelligence/CMR.
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