Advertising industry seeks its own image makeover

Friday, July 23, 2010 | 10:55 a.m. CDT; updated 11:07 a.m. CDT, Friday, July 23, 2010

COLUMBIA — From gimlet-swilling adulterers on TV's "Mad Men" to seven-figure fines for deceptive ads touting cold remedies and credit scores, the ad industry sure could use an image makeover of its own.

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