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John Wren
Jun 14, 2022

John Wren: People are still the backbone of our industry

They may be in the business of creativity but how do the network chiefs foster and maintain a creative culture throughout their empires? The chairman and chief executive of Omnicom explains his approach in this essay—the first in an exclusive series by global agency chiefs ahead of Cannes Lions.

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