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Mar 2022
27m 4s

Women and the appeal of advertising

Bbc World Service
About this episode
Our lives, how we spend our money and the decisions we make, are often guided by the advertisements we see - whether that's on the streets we walk around or on our screens. Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women from Brazil and the UK who are in the business of influencing our choices. Ana Balarin is co-executive creative director at Wieden & Kennedy Portland, U ... Show More
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