Capitol importance: Bringing it back home

Linda Dove

The Advertising Tax Coalition has funded a study, which quantifies the total economic activity, and number of jobs related to advertising nationally.

Capitol Importance: Bringing It Back Home

A new study shows politicos that ads mean business everywhere

Linda Dove vice president, state government relations, AAAA, Washington, DC

Jim Davidson, the counsel for the Advertising Tax Coalition, has spent a lot of years in Washington, first as a top staff member on Capitol Hill, and most recently as a lobbyist for the advertising and communications industries.

'It was always the same story, no matter where I sat,' says Davidson. 'You can't make your point with a member of Congress until there's a hometown connection, some reason to bring the issue back...

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