Feds’ $75-million in ads move away from print as ‘branding’ better suited to TV, internet
By Mark Burgess Apr. 12, 2015
The government’s $75-million in advertising in 2013-14 showed a further shift away from print media, a move that’s worrying the newspaper industry and could be as much about the ads’ “branding” purpose as changing media consumption trends.
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