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Friday Happy Hour Video: “When to Take My Name Off the Door”

08.06.2010 by David Murray // 3 Comments

This one's for my late ad man dad man, Tom Murray. He knew Leo Burnett a little bit, and found the man unpleasant but the ideas right. On the 75th anniversary of Burnett's firm, I watch Burnett's retirement speech and have about the same reaction.

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