Blind Item: Plagiarism in Advertising

Today in your super secret news of the day we have word of a Midwest-based ad agency that recently let go of an employee for allegedly copying work straight from an industry publication. The kicker: the client noticed the similarity, we’re told, inevitably forcing the agency’s hand. Aforementioned copycat has been let go.

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