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Very inside baseball but it bothers me when a celebrity VO refers to a brand as “we”. Kiefer you do not sling Double Doubles at Tims and MIchael J Fox I have not seen you at a Superstore.

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Miami Ad School Toronto is going under. Humber College copywriting program is on the brink. Question to the juniors out there… are young people actively avoiding the Advertising industry now because o… more

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Why my 1st interview is by Resource Manager instead of CD?

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Any advice on ace interviews from McCann?

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What are people saying about Sid Lee right now?

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Were there any ad agencies playing at ad bands yesterday?

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Who are your favourite Canadian directors?
Who’s doing something interesting?
Any style…just need some inspiration.
Thank you.

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Who were the "egg heads" behind the Tim Hortons spot?

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Juliet CCO shamelessly plugging AI training courses as all the creative talent leaves. place is cooked

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First it was Will Arnett (kinda)
Then Michael Buble
Then Keanu
Then Ryan Reynolds this week
1) Did they ALL keep up their ACTRA cards?
2) Do we have anyone left?

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Anyone needs a Jr Copywriter?

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How’s Ogilvy nowadays?

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Is Sid Lee really so hard up for cash that they’re renting out the office to local TV productions now?

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Thinking of going freelance. Is it a really bad idea right now? I don’t mind making less, looking for better work life balance, so I am willing to take a cut. How you freelancers doing?

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What's it like to work at FCB? Would love any insight on their team culture, clients, hybrid (#days in office vs home), work/life balance, benefits, etc. TIA!

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Anyone looking to hire an ACD team? We have all the flashy awards.

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Fellow account supervisors: what are you making these days?

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Whats it like at viral nation?

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I liked this idea better when it was for Smile (the movie) in 2023.

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Is it just my agency or is it normal to feel like i'm always the one needing to find the resources myself for the digital expert or the activation guy or whatever else I needed to bring an idea to… more

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It seems to me that most of the creative "heavy hitters" of our industry are now freelancing. What can we expect of the creatives who are now leading the large and indie agencies?

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What’s your exit strategy? I wanna get into horticulture.

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How is the parental leave at your agency? How much leave and top up do y’all get? Does it differ for fathers/mothers?

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non-linear career (lots of short contracts in production, copywriting, and marketing coordinating)

am i too "senior" to join and agency and learn/grow?

what roles have most mobility for the fu… more

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Do people work on the 28th of April as it's an election day?

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Is it possible to enter the marketing awards and NOT get shortlisted?

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How is McCann these days?

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How’s the culture at NFA these days?

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Is it ok to apply to another agency within the same network as your current one? Any watch outs?

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Which agencies are not doing well these days?

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How do I get out?

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How’s advertising in Vancouver? I’m planning to move there.

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Who are your go-to agency headhunters?

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What’s it like to work at Oliver Agency? How’s the culture and what clients do they have?

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Is this the worst the job market has been in recent years? It seems like most agencies have a hiring freeze right now.

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Who here gets Easter Monday off? Is the norm at agencies now every long weekend you get an extra day or just the summer long weekends?

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Who is prepping the elaborate case study for the unbranded 'buy Canadian' radio ads with Rick Mercer?

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Anyone travelling to the states for work? How’s the experience? With everything in the news it seems stressful.

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