it is because the business functions like a flow heater - client media budgets are like a spring of fresh water that is collected by the best pitches - a ton of those advertising funds are flowing into the company - the money is worked and 'heated' by some services - and leaves the company in the form of media placement costs. Very little actually sticks. Graphically, the business model looks like this... [IMG]http://i65.tinypic.com/2m6u2ow.jpg[/IMG] - The challenge is to develop complementary services that are unrelated to the usual flow, here pictured on the left in the form of washing powder!