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WPP RTO in a month…

Yet has anyone heard any updates? We still haven’t gotten an official date or additional space. This is going to be a mess.

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Just saw Daniel Wolfe On running film featuring Elmo and got me thinking how many brands have used Sesame Street characters in the their spot. Feel like every other year there is a spot with them in i… more

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Is We Are Social LA a good place to work as a creative?

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Anyone have heard about cuts this week at 360i/ Dentsu at all?

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😂😂😂 - this is gold

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Looking for some honest feedback on my book, preferably from CDs.

Please DM me if you like giving your opinion 🙏

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I'm tired of non-profit advertising, but other industries keep asking for 3-5+ years of experience in their industries for their entry level roles 🙃

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Looking for a DP in NYC who can help me shoot some spec work. DM if interested.

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I like seeing how quickly alumni of The Mill were able to form new agencies after the closure.

You can do it too.

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Started a new job 1.5 months ago. I’m unhappier than I’ve ever been (team, dynamic, workload, all of it) but making more money than I’ve ever made. FWIW I’m in office 3 days a week too.

How would you c… more

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How early do you bring the client into the creative process? Have regular check-ins throughout actually helped, or do they just get in the way? Most of the time, I feel like early involvement limits creative exploration before ideas even have a chance to breathe. But maybe that’s just me. Curious how others navigate this!

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How can I stop being so hard on myself when pitching ideas and receiving feedback? I have been in advertising for a bit of time and have always been hard on myself and my work. It has been a blessing … more

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Is BBDO NY good these days?

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Aruliden is this a joke? 😂

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The biggest lie we’ve ever convinced ourselves with, is that we need business/account leadership at an agency. Every task they perform can easily be duplicated by all the other roles within an agency.… more

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Portfolio question:
What do we think about awards logos on project thumbnails to highlight which projects were awarded?

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So with an overall downsizing of our industry, I more and more want to start my own side brand strategy consulting business. Any tips on how to start off?

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Brand Jordan cooked with that whole Luka car campaign today. In-house?

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In the final stages of an offer for an ECD role - worried I may be under negotiating in salary. What’s a fair number?

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Hello I’m working on a personal project and it needs some design love. Looking for a talented individual to help bring some love to a PowerPoint doc. Clean things up. Add some simple infographics… more

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Is ANYONE hiring for a media planning role and one that’s NOT pharma? This job market has been the most depressing it’s ever been. I’ve been looking at Dentsu but they’re moving so slow and Havas just… more

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Hey Guys ! i'm looking for an entry level position in Canada in PPC, i've a year of experience in programmatic but im more interested in doing social ads or sem ? Can some give me any recommendation… more

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An email justifying your existence by tomorrow.

Ok, I’ll go first. I take a strategy the client has already written and complicate it, then get people to execute marketing communications based on my c… more

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i've been in this industry since about 2017 and it feels like the worst its ever been by a large margin. am i wrong? anyone with older experiences feel differently?

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I’m sure this has been said, but isn’t it really strange how those “Young Creatives” competitions are based on age? What about people who are jrs-srs but got started later in life than right after col… more

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So, I was laid off for the first time in my career yesterday, and I'm going back and forth between making a post on LinkedIn. I'm a private person when it comes to my personal affairs. I share… more

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Damn been reading about layoffs at Starbucks and Expedia.

Best of luck to any and all who were affected.

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It’s crazy to me to see creatives making “open to work” posts on LinkedIn and not including a link to their portfolio, a couple images of their recent work, a reel, whatever! You work in advertising a… more

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What’s your view, good or bad, on lists, specifically of people rather than work/agencies in our industry - XX under XX or A-List type things.

I’ve never been on one so possibly just bitter, but to me it seems li… more

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Key to selling proactive or non traditional ideas in the holding company advertising space?

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Thoughts on BBDO’s “Do BIG Things”? Curious to what extent they can turn away boring, unambitious clients as one of the biggest holdco network shops.

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How can I be sure that all the job I see on this platform are not posted by ai, because I have not even seen someone giving good reviews about the platform. How does it work here, I am a professional … more

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Dear account people:

You don’t have to weaken ideas to ‘make them sellable’.

The best way to make ideas sellable is to strengthen your client relationship.


But i guess the first one is easier huh?

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How’s the Pixel account at Ogilvy NY?

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Somebody get me out of pharma please

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