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Mar 19, 2020

Agency Report Card 2019: PHD

PHD focused on its media planning and investment expertise, but aside from some notable wins made few bold strokes, despite its 'challenger' ethos.

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As it turns 30 this year, PHD’s ‘challenger’ ethos can feel disingenuous to the casual observer. Sure, it’s still the smaller of Omnicom Media Group’s two main agencies. But the PHD name is well-estab

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