Tips from Top Advertising Executives: Implications for Advertising Education

Abstract

As advertising degrees continue to grow in popularity, harmonizing the objectives of advertising educators with those of practitioners will grow in importance. A survey of top agency executives focused on two issues: factors contributing to their success and advice to students beginning their own careers. Implications for advertising educators are drawn.

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