Ogilvy & Mather Soothes Troops Prior to Bloodbath

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George Parker had a bit of fun with a leaked internal memo circulated within Ogilvy & Mather last week following their loss of the Wal-Mart account to Draft/FCB. The gist? Pump up the troop’s morale prior to the inevitable headcount slashing. A good read.

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