An industry movement is trying to change that. Meanwhile a big PR firm reaches out to Adland for talent for its new Creative Newsroom. And MRM starts to cut jobs while Boston's Connelly Partners adds a bunch through another merger.

Not enough home grown top-tier talent to run Adland USA? Adweek addresses the question. Also, why so many agency twitter posts are boring and MRY (formerly known as Mr. Youth) takes on a booze brand while VBP loses a big account.

Could be, with procurement teams looking askance at retainers and long-term relationships becoming a thing of the past. Also, POG's not-so-secret secret meeting and an agency thrives, after starting up last year for $200.

The Havas CEO says if he had an extra $35 billion, he wouldn't buy more agencies, but instead would scoop up Twitter, Tumblr or some other as-yet-unproven vehicles for delivering ads. Oh, and guess what? Online advertising is riddled with fraud! And Don Draper would love to have had Fallon's latest account win, while a slightly sudsier libation picks Karmarama as its new ad shop.

In tourist-dependent Ocean City, MD the town council voted to sever ties with its long-time shop MGH, but somebody wasn't paying attention to contract details. Surf's Up! And it just got a little less sucky to work at Arnold, while Sir Martin Sorrell addresses speculation about WPP's interest in a certain big acquisition.

That was the charge leveled by a number of readers after he posted an item about three hires at Young & Laramore that focused on their looks. He later took it down. Meanwhile, McCann Melbourne wants to know are you as tired of being "phubbed" as they are? Go look it up. And Droga5 hires the "elite" Tamsin Davies while Favio Ucedo takes flight at Wing as CCO.

After a string of setbacks at the agency, Arnold car client Volvo has tossed its U.S. account into review. What's next, parent company Havas kills its nameplate altogether? And at Razorfish, executives are departing like rats off a sinking ship. Meanwhile it didn't take long for JCPenney's new marketing honcho Debra Berman to shake up the company's agency roster. But there seems to be some stability and loyalty at Blast Radius despite its turbulent moniker.

He's tasked with creating more sophisticated translation techniques to foster deeper relationships with humans. Meanwhile Wells Fargo goes agency shopping and it looks like newly-promoted Publicis rock star Arthur Sadoun is in the running to head Publicom someday.

And the agency's president departs under mysterious circumstances. Another agency-David & Goliath-- helps employees defy personal demons. And the Lion goes to...Okay it's more like Lion's Club but nevertheless Philly-based LevLane is proud to be honored by the local Chamber of Commerce. And in nearby Lambertville, changes are afoot at one local shop, while a Long Island agency, that no one is interested in buying, pooh-poohs merger mania.

Not such a good investment for Riverside Co. which bought the company two-plus years ago for $125 million. And, if you have the Adland Blues, read on for agency survival tips that will have you smiling in no time. Speaking of agency blues, poor Arnold can't seem to catch a break. And far, far away, the Miami Ad School opens a new branch.