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How do you handle the awkwardness when you run into your enemy from the past at your current agency? Enemy = Someone you wish you had never known

Looking at a move to Canada. How do creatives get jobs? Reach out to ECDs directly or work through recruiters?

What’s the vibe at TBWA now? How are things over there?

How often do you guys have to go to the office?

Any networking events happening in the city?

Are there any agencies that are still not mandating their RTO?

Does your agency have a proprietary Al tool (like Hi Leo), and if so, what does it do? Is it basically a re-skinned ChatGPT or does it actually bring anything useful?

Hot take:

The Brunico based award shows (Strategy, Atomic, MIA, SIA, and Marketing) are fading in relevance and will eventually disappear

We're already seeing top agencies not entering strategy and atomic bec… more

What presentation tools are different agencies using for creative decks? And does anyone ever go rogue and use their own preferred tool?

Has anyone successfully managed to get an interview at Monks? I’ve been seeing and applying to open Sr Copywriter/ACD roles for a while now and haven’t heard back. These job postings have been up for … more

How many juniors are at your agency?

And follow up. How concerned are you that no juniors are getting hired?

Senior writers and Art Directors, what are your salaries? It’s hard to tell what a fair number is these days!

I’m currently considering a brand strategist role at Dentsu Toronto. Any big red (or green) flags compared to other TO agencies?

How do you feel about prod co lunch and learns? Helpful or a waste of time?

What’s it like at [insert agency name here]? Thanks in advance for doxing your boss in the comments.

Anyone interviewing with Publicis agencies right now? Are you being asked to complete assignments as part of the interview process? Also curious which other agencies are making unpaid case work stand… more

What’s it like working at Courage? They seem to be making good work, but never met anyone who’s worked there.

‘Junior Creative Director’ is higher up than ‘Associate Creative Director’, right? Or is it the same thing?

How is Salt as an agency?
I'm interviewing for a Media Supervisor atm, any notes or watchouts for me?

Curious how you folks handle referral requests from people you barely know? Especially the new grads.

I get it, it's extremely hard to get your foot in the door. There are many new grads who messag… more

How’s McCann doing post Omnicom acquisition?

Thoughts on 72andSunny (Toronto)? Are they winning business? Are the current clients good? Any intel helps!

Have any freelancers been told they need business insurance to work at an agency? (Being asked for this as a “new policy” at a place I’ve worked with for years now)

Is AI’s rapid advancement making you feel obsolete or replaced? What are you doing about it?

When did Art Directors become designers? And when did production designers become awful? Does no one teach typesetting and grid systems anymore?

Is anyone here familiar with The Cargo Agency? From what I know, they’re a small agency in Toronto with a US branch, but I have never heard of them so trying to get some information about their work a… more

How to get a work visa for Canada? I have family up there (aunt, cousins, etc) and friends and am an American. Please don’t make fun/I’m sorry I know this isn’t the best time to ask but I want to be c… more

Which clients are giving away World Cup tickets?

What are the chances w+k absorbs all of the McDonald’s Canada biz?

Agencies not including salary information in job listings: Edelman, LG2, Momentum, Cheil, among others.

I just had a quick look on LinkedIn and these were some of the offenders I saw. I know that no o… more

How is Mazda creative at WPP/VML in Toronto?

With Wieden, 72 and Accenture/Droga entering the Canadian market in the last couple of years. Who’s next? Mother? Mischief? Uncommon?

“More Human” sounds like what a TD chat bot would yell at you if you dared to ask why we pay so much in monthly transaction fees.