Ad fish in Toronto 🐠

Congrats to Rethink, Courage, FCB/TBWA and GUT for bringing home some Cannes Lions to Canada this year again!

How's Leo doing these days?

How’s Bensimon Byrne these days?

Gotta love the US agencies establishing themselves in Canada thr last couple of years and completely blanking in Cannes!

Anyone know anything about BGBx? I seem they’re hiring a brand strategy director in Toronto.

Did every agency in Toronto get a silver lion at Cannes?

“You’re Canadian? That’s good enough for silver!”

Who do you think cuts the best case videos?

why are people in this bowl so tight-lipped lol???

it's anonymous for a reason please dont bother replying unless its going to be productive or gossipy thank you

How are things at Ogilvy lately?

Bud Light sponsoring that disgusting UFC White House stunt 🤮

Their logo in the background of that racist transphobic guy screaming “Michelle Obama is a man”.

I never drank that piss when they were “pro… more

Saw that VP Strategy job is up again for McCann. Tough finding someone now I guess?

What’s the vibe with Cossette these days? Worth moving there?

Timmy Chalamet celebrating in the Knicks locker room is the equivalent of an ECD who had nothing to do with the work being the first one to accept the award.

When Canada bans social media for users under 16, how do you think clients will react to that? Could there be less work for us at agencies?

I applied for a role at Sid Lee, can someone who work there point me in the direction of a recruiter I can send a message to? I’d be super grateful!

Going to be presenting TV/brand film scripts soon. I’ve done it a few times before, just want to hear everyone’s best tips for selling scripts.

What agency in Toronto do you think would be the best move right now if you could go anywhere?

Considering Job security/clients/culture/momentum etc

What advice would you give to your past self about working in the advertising industry?

Does anyone know who/which agency did the “where T.O?” Ads on the subways? Like the ones where it’s “HEADLINE visit _____ via [TTC transit]”

Best CDs to learn from in the city?

What salary should I push for as a newly minted CD?

As an introvert, what do you do when your agency perceives you as ‘not the right fit’ because you are not extroverted like the others?

Is McCann actually hiring a strategy VP? I think they’ve been advertising that job for 6 months now and it just got reposted again.

“I don’t know what a quantum is but I know we’re crushing it”.

I actually really like the new BDC ad with Rick Mercer. Well cast, the red and white is on point, and although the FX is mid the message is bang on. <… more

Omnicom freelance fishies: how long have you been waiting to get paid?

Has anyone been to The Gathering? If so, what did you get out of it and what was missing?

Did Dunkin' Donuts have an ad agency in Canada before it exited in 2018? Which agency was it?

What’s up with The Kitchen nowadays? Lots of fun work coming out of there. Curious to know what it’s like to work there as a creative.

Any copywriters looking for a partner? I’m an AD with 3 years experience looking for a new partner / agency to move to! Side note: we should start a dating app for ad partners to find each other lol

When you were a student showing your portfolio to agencies and at portfolio night, did you think that the CDs that didn’t hire you would use some of the ideas from your portfolio down the road? How ca… more

Anyone here work at Edelman?
What's the vibe like?

Any thoughts on the 2nd Michael Sera Rogers/Jays commercial with the Schneider Shrine??

Has anyone dealt with Robert Half recruiters? They had some creative roles on LinkedIn recently, but they weren't up for very long, the jobs weren't posted on their website, and the descriptio… more

Advice, please. My insecure CD is envious and competing against me. What are good coping strategies? I plan to stay at this agency for at least 2 years so I don’t look like a job hopper.