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Welcome to the first in a new series entitled Fun Things That Columnists Do: this week it's poring over statistics of ad volumes for the American magazine market in 2001, assisted by my trusty props -- a calculator, a wet towel round my head and a strong drink, writes Dominic Mills .
As Talk magazine takes its final vow of silence (well, that's the obligatory pun out of the way, ho ho), publishers around the world will be wondering what the lessons are, writes Dominic Mills .
So, what do I know? In the course of speculating idly last week about the future of Media Planning Group I inadvertently forgot that ownership of Zenith Optimedia Group is no longer split equally between Publicis and Cordiant, but 75:25 in favour of the French, writes Dominic Mills .
Each day, they endure gruelling tests of their physical stamina. They have no tolerance for weakness. They are the few, the proud: the race car drivers sponsored by the US Marine Corps, writes Kate Kaye .
This is Campaign's awards week, but there is one winner you won't be reading much about: Havas's Media Planning Group, undisputed winner of the 2001 Wallflower of the Year prize, writes Dominic Mills .
