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How many people were let go from Martin?

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Anyone know anything about Avalere Health? What’s it like there? Good creative? Good people?

What's it like working at industry-loved agencies like Erich & Kallman, W/K, 72, Mischief, etc.? I always thought of it as daises and roses, but what it's really like? Is there a secret sauce?
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When After 5 rounds and the “we’d like you to come aboard” chat. You get the “due to economic circumstances…”

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Is it even possible to get a job at Apple/MediaArtsLab?

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Again??? Is the design team at HBO okay???

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Which would (or do) you choose?
🛟 LIFE COACH 🛟 or 🛋️ THERAPIST 🛋️

I’ve gone to therapy (loved my therapist, but unemployment happened…), and while she was great, I always wanted real advice… to hear another perspective, co… more

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Heard Arby’s is moving on from Fallon. Any truth to this?

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How many of you have ever dreaded a brief landing on your calendar—knowing it’s about to ruin your weekend?

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What's your ideal client, and how soon do you know you're going to like working with them? I'm happy if I see the client has a little bit of a sense of humor, and ones who can appreciate c… more

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People who have done pharma marketing as well as standard commercial marketing, which did you like better? Pros and cons of each?

Not sure why you’re reading this here when you could be posting about the HBO Max rebrand on LinkedIn.

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Sat through a waste-of-time presentation today by a shop claiming to be social. Such a lie. Should have known better. Imagine taking an agency with the name We Are Creative seriously.

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Losing resources to get jobs left and right

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Was laid off after we lost our account. If you’re looking for someone with 8 years of experience in planning/buying in NY/NJ happy to chat

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Is posting regularly on LinkedIn important as an account person? Would it help if you’re looking for a new agency? I feel like I see people post thought-leadership/insights/etc. all over and I’m curio… more

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I’d like to also announce today that I’m launching an agency with no clients, no partners and no staffers. Just serious delusions.
I’ll announce a name and logo as soon as I ask Chat GPT to make one up.

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Seriously considering freelance, but most people tell me I’d be crazy to leave a job for it right now. Realistically, what are my prospects? I have a decent book and lions, pencils etc and currently w… more

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We’ll sweep up the pencils and lions this summer. We spent plenty of time and money on them this year. Watch us go out with a bang. You can call that our last dance.

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What do recruiters look for in a creative

portfolio, any insight

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Hey creative community! 👋 I'm a Creative Director (Art) based in Kuala Lumpur is on a quest for a new adventure! If you know of any openings or companies that might be a great fit, I'd be inc… more

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Is Deutsch really doing that bad?

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Has anyone had any experience working at horizon? Specifically in planning/strategy?

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What’s the process of off-boarding an account you just lost ? What typically happens to the people ?

Anyone work at an agency for BMW? Applied for a role and just curious if there’s any insight. Does the business seem safe with all the layoffs happening?

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When ever someone more sr. than me puts a 1:1 I always feel like I’m being called into the principals office about to get expelled. I didn’t do anything and my performance has not been commented on (w… more

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Work edition: What's something people only romanticize because they've never actually done it? I’ll start: Traveling for work

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"Hey, let's just put our two dumb logos together and save months and hundreds of thousands in fees and not burn people out for no reason."
“Nah, we like to put our agencies through 27 rounds of revisions and utter hell as they try to get 'creative' with it. THEN we'll just slap both logos together and announce it like it's big f'n news or something."
"OHH, I get it—that'll be hilarious."

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If you’re an ambitious creative, would being in NYC give you more opportunity than LA? I’ve heard hopping jobs is the best way to get paid more and level up quickly compared to staying in one shop. I’… more

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AVOID IPG’s SOLVED AT ALL COSTS for your own sanity.

Amateurs with Director, VP and SVP titles that are lazy, inexperienced, incompetent and treat the employees like dog poo.

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Am I the only one in awe of what Editors do? It's like, I checked this 2000 word disclaimer in 8 point font and I noticed you italicized this period in the 37th sentence!

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Do people have recommendations for a good portfolio creation website? I've had Carbonmade suggested to me but are there others? Maybe ones a little more user-friendly?

Later Head Design

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In today’s market, what’s the ACD salary band for a good holding co agency in NY?

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How soon after starting a new job do you update your LinkedIn?

I need a work from home job. M.Sc Data and Information Science

I'm sick of the microsoft authenticator. Like who would be logging in to do my work?

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I’m sure I already know the answer but how is the freelance works right now?

Write a cover letter. Cause I can tell you, nobody else is.

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So my old agency has once again produced a campaign idea of mine that the CD rejected while I was there, leaving me off the credits ofcourse.

What do you even do in a situation like this?

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