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The ANA guidelines will disrupt brand-agency relationships in more ways than one…

on Jul 26, 2016 | 0 comments

By Ronan Shields

Ronan Shields, The Drum’s digital editor, observes advertiser-agency dynamics in the US where the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) published guidelines following last month’s controversial K2 Report, which recommended the creation of the role chief media officer in every brand marketing department.

The main thrust of the advice was to ensure that transparency in the US media landscape, especially with regards to the issue of media rebates – a practice more commonly ‘accepted’ in the UK, but much more controversial/unspoken of on the other side of the Atlantic.

Critics of the K2 Report

The initial K2 Report itself was Read full story ›

Source: The Drum