MediaCom picks up LVG account
15 Feb 2008 | by Anne Cassidy
LVG, the UK's largest driving instructor training group, has handed its media planning and buying account to MediaCom Edinburgh without a pitch.
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LVG, the UK's largest driving instructor training group, has handed its media planning and buying account to MediaCom Edinburgh without a pitch.
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