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27 JUNE 1955 flBUi Lea Burnetl l'*0 ^tini 1949; Lea Uurncll, pre». P&G'l I Ml< ICO M-l M O^ •fen I'M. ■ M NX KMlh U.IM II II. W K ., i , PAG BKency line* 1930; Marrln Barini, iuki. HEART OF P&G AGENCY APPROACH i 11 Regard and treal your agency .* a partner »iili ;i contribution to make. 2, Km 01 s withoul ag< ncj to battle foi fi .ii si ek com iction. 3 °' H agencj sticks to ii guns and if logii . Fa< i are sound, aci epl rei ommendalinn: remembet there maj I" more than one \\a\ to -ill a product. P&G lull: I I. Bell ■ Compion, PftG agency ilncc 1922: Barton A Cummlngi, i'ii ■ D-F-S P*0 L. Fitzgerald Young & Bublcam. P&G agenca Sigurd s. Larmon, Part four of four parts How P&G gets the most out of its 1 agencies It seeks independent thinking mid the hest in creativity li\ Hvrmun Lund 66 J%.n account executive is a guy who, when lie lientU over to tie his shoeli you give him a swift kick in the pant-."" As this vivid, it unflattering definition 1>\ the spokesman oJ .1 prominent tv client testifies, admiration for advertising agencies is not universal. No, the client i not Procter & Gamble. The world" largest air advertiser goes rather to the other extreme. Indeed it spokesmen will inform you that the) adhere to a different doctrine: It i that agenc) men are human beings, too. This concept. ihe\ will tell you, i at the heart ot Proctei & Gamble's relation with it seven agencies. Despite it size, unparalleled adverti-ing experience and reputed omniscience, P&G claim to depend largel) on it agencies for guidance. There are some, however, who doubl this. \ can-tic critic comments: 'It's all a gigantic farce. P&G lays down all the rule-. The agencies simpl) follow orders, are told exactly what to dm'" A former P&G -taller take a compromise view: "They like to hide behind their agencies 100%. Well, it true thai the) get a lot out of their agencies, but 27 JUNE 1955 25