Between a rock and a hard place

In his regular look at the U.S. media scene, Joe Mandese reviews the two main themes of the Annual Media Conference of the AAAA (American Association of Advertising Agencies) – media agency accountability and the changing media usage patterns of consumers.

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Between a rock and a hard place

Joe Mandese

If the annual media conference of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) serves as a once-a-year benchmark on the current thinking ofUS media shops, then the venue of this year's conference the Hard Rock hotel in Orlando, Florida struck what for many was an ironically appropriate metaphor: USmedia agencies, it implied, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Actually, if the themes and issues circulatingaround this year's trade...

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