Advertising

I’ve been in a junior media planner role for 18 months, but I still don’t see a clear path toward becoming a strategist. For those who advanced, what milestones did your managers want to see before pr… more

LinkedIn should introduce filtering (sentiment analysis or similar).

For example, I would LOVE to be able to turn off any mentions of awards gloating, announcing someone’s election to awards jury boards etc.
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Let’s keep this professional and not make it personal, but what are your honest opinions of any or all of these indies:
Mischief
Uncommon
Mojo
Highdive

Anyone else remember meeting culture before the pandemic? Pre-COVID it was considered a busy day if 50% of your time was spent in meetings. And now, it's not uncommon to have entire teams booked 9… more

Hello Fishes 🐠🐟

Need a bit of help please. Trying to get up to speed on all things radio/audio for a potential campaign and creative route.

Does anyone know of any reports for radio effectiveness and any best practices?

Is t… more

I took a year off to travel because I really needed the rest, but now offers are coming in $10-30k lower than what I was making. Is this normal for anyone with a gap or have comps just been going down… more

Has anyone else here struggled to maintain creativity after moving from an agency to an in‑house advertising role? I feel like my work has become much more process‑driven than idea‑driven, and I’m not… more

how is anomaly NY for juniors right now?

Did a lot of people lose their jobs? Or is it so spread out around the globe it’s not as alarming as it sounds?

What do you sincerely believe this industry will look like in 5 years from today in 2030? Would love to hear some thoughtful takes.

Do 3P vendors still send out gifts during the holidays? I’ve only received one link this year from InMarket, nothing else, despite partnering with tons of vendors this year.

One thing me ( A Millennial manager) is I am gonna approve your PTO with no questions asked. You’re sick? Idc. Log off. You as a person are far more important.

I am a content storyteller with 4+ years crafting SEO-savvy copy, multimedia pieces, and brand-focused strategies. In my previous roles, I blended creativity with data to build content that truly conn… more

how close do agencies generally adhere to the mission statements written on their websites?

I was on a fixed term contract (aka freelance to permanent after a year). The contract ended October. I went on mat leave in May. Do I list May or October as the end date?

What’s a fair $ ask for the role of an account supervisor? I tend to ask for the range first and then answer.

Seeking advice. My jr teams are HUGE into small talk on Slack and it’s become a colossal pain point in my day-to-day. 20 mins of “hi good morning” “how are you?” messages before getting to what they n… more

I just love when capitalism makes my life easier!! Maybe one day brain won’t have to decide between multiple companies and everything will just be one company. One price for everything. So much simpler. Can’t wait. <… more

Creatives what’s the protocol for resumes these days? Are we just using the ATS ugly word doc or are we keeping the creative resume as well? And which are we submitting to the job application? How man… more

Creatives who are still fully employed, on staff. Is your agency brining in freelancers to absorb the workload of those who were laid off?

I shared my very real experience about working for an Omnicom company here and it was reported for abuse.

Imagine how I felt working there. What a perfect bow on top of this whole situation.

What are some good interview questions to ask? And how do you personally answer “tell me about yourself”? I’m rusty; it’s been a while since I’ve had to do this 🤣🤣

If these IPG folks think Omnicom’s benefits are bad, just wait until they start using our timesheet system.

Here in the UK, five agencies are currently competing for the Ikea creative account (according to Campaign).

Three are Omnicom agencies:

McCann

Adam & Eve\TBWA

AMV BBDO

Welcome to the holding-company … more

Anyone that uses AI slop as final product should be fired instantly.

While there are some GREAT uses for AI in the workflow, as it stands, Ai still looks obvious and awful.

This one is for the ad folks. What are your 'outside of work' creative pursuits? I love where people funnel their passion when it's just for them.

After two years away from advertising agencies (somewhat chronically underemployed), I'm finally starting to let it all go. Letting my web hosting expire, declining to renew my domain name, ignoring the occas… more

They tell us AI will make things cheaper, but it makes them cheaper by laying off humans. So who will afford these cheaper products when everyone is unemployed? If everything is 10% cheaper but we have 10% unempl… more