Frantic Ford Coppola on Talk Easy saying advertising is selling a little bit of happiness to people and therefore we need unhappy people and yeah.. hits.

Say you live in a high cost of living city, how much FK YOU money would make you comfortable quitting a job without anything lined up?

A Modest Proposal

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Any year-end earnings targets met on the back of big Q4 layoffs should not count toward CEO compensation incentives.

#SauceForTheGander

What’s it like working in house at Apple? For strategy/creatives specifically

PXP = bad business model and terrorised by ECDs with egos.

Best follows on LinkedIn for creatives? Best for social people?

CCO question. I’m at a good agency but I’m a little tired with the lack of anything provocative. I push so hard to make my writing to have an interesting perspective or distinct personality, and I fee… more

Advertising Fishbowl 2049

When I started in this business, we had to type out our A.I. prompts on a keyboard (ever seen one of those?) and then manually post the results to TikTok (a primitive version of sQw@5 that was owned … more

I've been working in agencies for 10 years and I'm legit trying to move to the client side. Everyone I know who has worked on the client side has told me that the work is usually more boring but it's stable… more

Thoughts on Minds + Assembly?

The sad thing about being a creative lead is I can’t shave off all my hair and enter my winter arc

What is the strategy team like at Deutsch LA? Should one avoid it or go for it? Asking for a friend. Thanks in advance.

If you ask HR what your salary band is for your position are they obligated to tell you? I know this may be a dumb/novice question but being that it’s review cycle season, I want to make sure I’m aski… more

Where can I find a remote DAOR job?

That GUT Heinz print campaign with the ketchup lips is supposed to be as bad as the Joker sequel, right?

What do we think about copywriters that make a lot of grammar mistakes and typos? As a designer it feels like a design file with a bunch of off alignments and a few pixels off here and there… but seem… more

Can we all finally agree that recruiters are the new finance people? Meaning, they’re the bad guys now. I always thought (b/c I experienced it) that recruiters were very good with people, different pe… more

I’ve worked in advertising for about 8 years now….should I apply for an internship in a completely different industry and attempt to pivot? I’ve been thinking about making the jump and following a pas… more

At which agencies have you had a positive work experience where the people are nice, good at their jobs, and the leadership knows what they're doing?

Unpopular opinion: turn your phones off or leave them in your car. No one is focused anymore. If you can’t do it on your laptop then it’s not work related.

On a scale from d&ad to zero where do the LIAs rank?

What would you say are your favorite disastrous advertising campaigns? Add in comments below.

Hi, can you share spec work for brands on your LinkedIn / socials / portfolio if they would be also your clients, or competitors’ clients?
I am conflicted and not sure if I understand my contract which… more

Worth quitting a 108k salary job for a $75/hr 6 mo freelance contract? (Possibility of extension but depends on amount of work)

Anyone seen Temu ads? It’s so bad that it’s good.

What's the word on VCCP?

Let’s say you have a client that the MD knows well. Should they have the last say on what ideas get presented or the CCO?

Realistically, how stable is the advertising industry?

I feel like it’s so unstable it’s not good for my anxiety. Constant budget cuts, or if you lose a client, you’re most likely getting laid off. I … more

Anyone else think Progressive needs to retire Flo and her friends. Mayhem is great, Jake fits the brand. But Flo, she’s overcooked.