The deodorant brand that once made its name with ads suggesting that teenage boys could become irresistible to women through aggressive application of body spray is making a change in its agency arrangements.
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By StuAIrt Elliott
· October 23, 2026
The deodorant brand that once made its name with ads suggesting that teenage boys could become irresistible to women through aggressive application of body spray is making a change in its agency arrangements.
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