Survival of the cheapest: The real reason there's so few 50-somethings in advertising
Briefly

In the UK, over-50s represent just 6% of adland's workforce, much lower compared to other sectors like finance, medicine, science, and law, which have higher representation of over-50s.
Ageism in advertising is more about the economic structure of agencies than merely attitudes towards older employees, with downward pressure on fees leading to a Darwinian environment favoring the cheapest, usually the youngest.
Read at The Drum
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