Ad Execs Ranked as Ethically Low as Car Salesmen

AD PROS GET LOW MARKS FOR HONESTY, ETHICS

Advertising practitioners rank near the bottom among professionals in honesty and ethical standards, according to a new national poll.

A mere 9% of people polled by the Gallup Organization rated ad professionals’ ethics as “very high” or “high,” putting them slightly ahead of car salesmen, who got 6%, and telemarketers, with 5%.

You aren’t surprised by this are you?

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