Agency Republic raids Ogilvy Interactive for creatives
30 Apr 2003 | by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Agency Republic has strengthened its creative team with the news that it has hired Ogilvy Interactive's James Cooper and Pierre Odendaal.
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