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U.S measured media spending went up 3.5% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2013, according to a report from Kantar Media. Kantar Media's chief research officer said this past quarter was the industry's best performance in a non-Olympic quarter since 2010.
eBay purchased research and data firm Decide.com for an undisclosed sum.
Adweek speaks with new Draftfcb CEO Carter Murray about the challenges he'll face taking over the helm.
GroupM's Xaxis trading desk has reached deals to buy programmatic ads on Hulu, Viacom, and ABC's online video content.
Following the unveiling of Hard Candy Shell's redesign of the New York Post, Digiday takes a look at three go-to firms for publisher redesigns.
Pizza Hut named McGarryBowen its new creative agency. The account had been held by The Martin Agency since 2009.
In a boon to violence-loving teenagers everywhere, the rapper
McGarryBowen has hired Ogilvy & Mather's Daniel Korn to be its chief of staff.
John Olson, founder of the eponymous Olson agency of Minneapolis, has died.
Ad Age takes a look at how Google's latest Android version got named after the Kit-Kat candy bar.
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