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Demit

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30. Even at ad agencies, creatives don't wear suits & ties.

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 02:05 PM

Jan 2014

I mean, I get your broader point, but creatives don't have to dress up unless they are accompanying the account exec to a client meeting.

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