Doug Seay
SVP-director of national broadcast/Publicis, Hal Riney/New York
"Obviously, the ad market, with all this money, is strong. This whole past year there was a disconnect between the ad market and economy. Retail is way up. We are seeing continued strength."
Lynn Picard
EVP-advertising sales/Lifetime Television/New York
"This upfront has been more resilient than any forecaster expected. The market has been just hugely resilient. The ad economy is improving and it reflects an improvement in the overall economy."
Rich Hamilton
CEO/Zenith Optimedia Group the Americas/New York