Ad Age has No Shame, they are without Shame.
Yes, I realize you've read this on every other blog, but...
For fuck's sake, Ad Age, naming the consumer agency of the year doesn't even make any fucking sense!
Ok, I'm settled. Time wins. They were timely, thoughtful, and whether or not they were link-baiting, they deserved them nonetheless. Everybody won.
Ad Age was in a lazy me-too frenzy, and in that weakened state, they reverted to the dumbass high school rule of action; Do what the cool kids do, then close your eyes and hope for the best.
In this age of advertising out of fear, thanks Ad Age, for giving us an example of why this industry stumbles so often...