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Is creativity jeopardized in the data-driven advertising industry? – by Waseem Yakdi

Waseem Yakdi is CEO of Zia Creative Network

By Waseem Yakdi, CEO of Zia Creative Network

Waseem Yakdi, CEO of Zia Creative Network

Today, the social media insights tell exactly which handbag is sold to which 25-year-old female with an interest in shoes.

I feel nostalgic and envy for an era I couldn’t witness, a time when creative work was printed out on solid boards and stood to people’s attention. But who knew if the billboard was successful in selling Coca-Cola? Or if the print ad really moved the needle in convincing people to buy a Jaguar over a Mustang. There was actually no way of knowing – and, by not knowing, ad men like Don Draper could con


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