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Belgian ad agencies in virtual strike

NEWSWATCH: Belgian advertising agencies have embarked on a one-week strike in protest against advertisers who have stopped following a charter governing norms that are supposed to govern the industry, reports Advertising Age.

11 Feb 2010

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Letter of protest: www.famous.be
Advertising Age: In virtual strike, Belgium's ad agencies close their sites… Advertising agencies in Belgium have had enough of clients who apparently ride rough-shod over accepted practices and have decided to take action.
Bizcommunity:ACA responds on Belgian agencies' virtual strike... The Association for Communication and Advertising in South Africa (ACA) has applauded the stand taken by the Belgian agencies.

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