Advertising

So are 90% of the jobs posted to LinkedIn ghost jobs? Because I’ve seen the same exact jobs posted by Walmart, Amazon, Meta, etc. for the past 2 years… LA market specifically

How come fast food companies describe their products as having "melty" cheese? It's melted! Is melty even a word?

Martin peeps, WTF happened? You okay?

What should the day rate be for an in house producer? 29 years old with some experience. NYC

Is your US agency closed today and tomorrow for Veteran's day?

I'm always baffled by how many Americans who attended SVA, Pratt, RISD etc... end up being such mediocre art directors and designers.

God, how I'd have killed for an opportunity to go to one … more

I have an upcoming interview with King (Candy Crush developer), working with their in-house advertising business. Does anyone have any experience working with or for them? I've heard some horror s… more

Is there anything new in the way that you are working in your agency considering the speed at which things are changing with AI? Just realized there is more AI-generated content than filmed content on… more

Has anyone worked for Apple? I'm a huge fan of the Apple studio films and would kill to be able to be in the writer's room or on set for their films. What does it take? It feels like I have to… more

Why does leadership treat a 24 hour pitch timeline, a timeline they created, as life or death. Like bbgirl relax I promise no one is waiting for this ad to come out

Do full-time creatives get treated with more respect by PM, Producers, Account Mgrs, Strategists, and ECDs? Just wondering if you also have to eat sh*t when it comes to gulping down someone’s condesce… more

It’s always cute when the comments from the people who actually pay attention to their work all week start coming in on the weekends.

This week I animated 3 animatic’s in 3 days and another one in one day. All thanks to ai. Everyone loved them. There’s no way I could have done it without various ai tools. So the future belongs to th… more

All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid
Nymph, then a virgin, nurse, then a servant
Just an appendage, live to attend him
So that he never lifts a finger
24/7 baby machine
So he can live out his picket-fence dreams
It… more

Is it possible to re-enter the ad agency world after taking a 10 break from it? Do age factor in once your past 50 years old?

Do we think an MBA is beneficial to adland?

I honestly don’t feel safe posting here anymore. I post something conversational, yet open for healthy debate, and get shut down with warnings. If you can’t post opinions in a forum, the forum is doom… more

How easy is it to transition from pharna to commercial? Will non-pharma agencies even consider a pharma portfolio?

SR AD, six years in house for decent brand, doing ACD work minus the title and paycheck. No promo path, layoffs everywhere. Got an offer with the bump, but it smells a little toxic too and the work is… more

Honestly, I quite liked the John Lewis ad.
Not one of their best. The acting could’ve been better. But I liked the soul in it. And in a world where AI is coming for everything, it was nice to see nice, simple sto… more

Freelancers:
Are you under W2 or 1099?
It’s rare to find 1099 at least from my freelancing experience. I was hoping freelancers are able to get some tax break and write off things, however that’s only possible for … more

I find it really bizarre that I’ve won almost all the prestigious design awards out there with my personal projects, but agencies I worked for/with rarely submitted any work to design awards / awards … more

Hey all -

One of your bowl leaders here. Sorry, I’ve been traveling (and trying to not be glued to my phone). I booted the one CD out of this bowl.

I’m going to try to be more vigilant about staying on top of … more

Anyone looking for an AD partner in NYC? Experience in both agency or brand side. DM me and I can share my work. 💥🔥

I’m interviewing for two positions:

1. Contract group copy supervisor role that starts mid November and ends late December.

2. A full-time ACD role.

No offers yet, but I’m thinking of taking the contract role for no… more

Hi All,
Looking to speak with creatives for a research project on Creative Work. CDs, Illustrators, Animators, Designers, who have used software for over 6 years and are open to reflecting on their relationship with technology and thei… more

Hear me out the AI Coca Cola ad is better than the John Lewis ad

Yeah, Coke. But that Jeep AI commercial isn’t getting enough criticism, IMO.

Realizing my favorite type of PTO is when I take time off of work to do nothing but sit at home. How about you?

There’s nothing better than not having any meetings on Fridays. If you don’t have any early meetings and you are WFH, what time do you normally start work?