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A Founding Partner Takes His Leave, Gradually
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A Founding Partner Takes His Leave, Gradually

There is a particular kind of retirement announcement in the advertising business — the kind where a founder steps back "gradually" over "the coming months," which in practice tends to mean something between a long goodbye and a slow fade to the elevator.

Dentsu Takes a Flyer on Animated Birds, Hoping Clients Follow
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Dentsu Takes a Flyer on Animated Birds, Hoping Clients Follow

The line between making advertisements and making the things advertisements run alongside has always been somewhat porous on Madison Avenue, but Dentsu is now testing just how permeable it can become.