The "R" word?
The "R" word?
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"No one knows if we have reached the bottom of the cycle yet," said Dominic Proctor, the chief executive WPP-owned media operation Mindshare Worldwide. "Marketing dollars haven't dried up yet but they have slowed down in most markets and that will strangle weaker media."
I think you're mis-defining the word 'media' in this context. It actually refers to the publishers themselves who are dependant upon advertising revenue to stay afloat.
- waaaay late. that was aimed at the discussion about 20 posts back...paraselene
- who u talking to? what you referring to?Khurram
- i'm talking to you. basically, none of us here work in 'media' in that context. they're refering to the publishers.paraselene
- who are? where is that quote from?Khurram
- oic. I was referring to 1 aspect of design industry. The media is that which brings producers and consumers togetherKhurram
- all market is done via "media" of some form. Even tho that article referrs to a specific sector of the media (publishing/tv)Khurram
- (publishing/tv), i think its prescient as to the way advertising/marketin... responds in a recessionKhurram
- this is from an article that you quoted alongside your claim that people who work in 'media' are fucked.paraselene
- i'm just saying, i think you misunderstood the way they're using the term 'media'.paraselene
- i think you may have misunderstood me. But nevermind. Apologies if i seem argumentative.Khurram
- no! nevermind. i'm just typing randomly.paraselene