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Moo Deng is not a strategy.

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What stock photo sites do you have the best success rate at finding quality photography with people? I need stuff that’s sleek and energetic and getty is just blah and the people aren’t model hot enou… more

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Any NY producers willing to get some coffee and chat with me about producing? I’m curious about it as a career

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If you’ve used AI to create a headshot, what have you used and did you like it? I prefer simple and hopefully not a subscription. I have midjourney but haven’t figured out how to get it to turn non-ph… more

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Art Directors – Are you designing websites or partnering with a UX Designer?

I'm a Lead UX Designer at a mid-sized Marketing Agency. I've gone from specializing, to creating my own role, and now about to b… more

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Love it! Good job coke!

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Publicis mail jail is so embarrassing like ffs just let me get out automatically after I’m caught up with my timesheets

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Idea for LinkedIn. A “did you mean to click on name’s profile?” Pop-up in case you accidentally clicked on their profile and don’t want to give them false hope

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Can I fix my marriage in post?

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Should I be using “feats”?

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Cold calling someone on Teams — no ping, no common courtesy to check and see if they are busy— should be a fireable offense. You absolute fucking lunatics.

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It's National Boss' Day, someone in my office asked if we're going something for our CCO. I kindly said, "they make more money than me, they can treat themselves."

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Love it. Good job Mischief USA!

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Applied for that Lego ACD/Copy role at 8:30 am. Rejection email at 10:17 am. New record! 🚀💩

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Anyone know of any places in Detroit that are actually doing well?

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Pet Peeve:

Asking me if I want to do something, then telling me I have to do it when I say I don’t want to do it.

Don’t let me think I have a choice, just be direct.

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Is the traditional agency model dying—and should it? Clients are ditching long-term contracts, opting for freelancers and AI for cheaper, faster solutions. Are agencies even worth saving, or are we cl… more

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Hypothetical question: would a big agency ever stoop so low as to make remote (and hybrid) employees fly in for an in-person meeting under false pretenses, just to fire them? Or am I being paranoid...… more

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How do you deal with politics in the office? When you're swamped with ok projects while others get a light workload cause they will be put on the "cool" briefs later on? Exhausting.

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What to you is the “big idea?”

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Hey all you juniors out there!

book180 is Charleston's Virtual Host for Portfolio Night, The One Club's largest worldwide portfolio review. Our online review will take place on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6p… more

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how big of a deal is a communication arts award? i think i won one. i’m aware “nobody cares about awards” but obviously they don’t mean nothing.

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Any thoughts on The Many in LA? 👀

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have you ever gotten reached back to by agency that you laid off? and would you come back? lol

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srry long rant; i need some senior wisdom😭

i was let go this year due to restructuring (not perform) and was lucky enough to land a job but i hate it. i dread going to work and cry everyday. i hate th… more

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I’ve never felt more seen than when Zoe Scaman’s report on motherhood in advertising dropped. It is so sadly true. F you to the “progressive” and “feminist” boss who forced me back from mat leave befo… more

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Does mischief wfh? Or physical office?

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Recommendations for job searching in Europe? Broad area but I am flexible, just looking to get out of here.

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my timesheets feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.

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My friend is being recruited to an SVP-level role agency within Ogilvy/WPP. It’s a new role so they have the opportunity to design in how they want. What sort of things/levers would you be looking for… more

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As part of my settlement agreement upon leaving my current company, one of the conditions is that I can only showcase the company's work in my portfolio if it's password-protected. Has anyone … more

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So groceries are astronomical, and even my vet has raised her basic prices by $20, but creatives' rates are getting cut like crazy (IF we can even get work). It's like we are being punished fo… more

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Why can’t you be friends at work?
I see all these posts painting corporate negatively: do your job, be professional, but don’t be friendly. Your coworkers and clients are not your friends. Why? We spe… more

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Have you ever had to sign an NDA during the interview process? Should I just do it or have a lawyer look at it? These kind of situations freak me out a bit, because I don't know what I'm signi… more

I might be overthinking (as usual) but what does it mean when a job is reposted on LinkedIn? Is that automatic? This was done not long after I completed my interview rounds and now I am freaking out.

They finally got me. I haven’t been laid off since pre-pan. I’ll likely have to get an in-office job in the city I moved to. And my clothes are from Uniqlo 2019.

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I like copywriting, but I'd love to be a full-time novelist some day (a very far off day). I've figured out a pretty good rhythm now to write around my day job, but how dumb/smart would it be to go … more

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