Advertising Opinions
Nick Cocks
Feb 28, 2011

OPINION: The problem with Singapore advertising is not its advertisers

SINGAPORE - Jack Wynne Williams was a renowned British ad man who was fond of pointing out that advertising is part and parcel of a healthy functioning democracy. He knew that no matter how corporate or reactionary it became, advertising was a valuable expression of free speech, that was beholden only to the toughest critic; the general public.

Nick Cocks on advertising in Singapore.

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