Advertising

My talent recruitment firm (PEONT Talent) is working on a cool research project and we need agency talent to share their thoughts with us. This is completely anonymous and takes 3 min of your time. If you work full-time at an agency (anywhe… more

What would you call a leader who takes a job to lead a global company full of overworked people , sends exhausted employees videos themselves touring exotic locations, and within weeks initiates talks… more

Can anyone from Omnicom share the benefits premiums? At an IPG agency and worried about monthly costs.

Are briefs more complicated now than they were 10-20 years ago?

Ok, so total experience is 12 years – 6 in copy, 6 in client facing/marketing roles. Does that warrant me asking for promotion to senior copywriter at current agency? I’m sole copywriter on small acc.

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I need some advice, I have a telephone interview upcoming for a Customer Strategy Consultant role, how do I remain confident even if I don’t have Customer/Marketing experience? I come from an organisa… more

Need some advice. How do you open a promotion conversation with your ECDs without it feeling forced?

I was given a set of KPIs to work on during my previous review and I’ve met them. But I’m still struggling with … more

I'm stuck at an agency I hate, but the market is terrible right now.

Any advice y'all have?
(Preferably from experience please)

Are any copywriters here brand side, or have been, in the Banking/Finance industry or fintech? I’m curious about what that looks like as a creative; do you find the work enjoyable? Have you received b… more

Confused about the people who always say their parents don’t know what their job is or understand what they do. Have you ever tried explaining?

Have you ever applied for a role that seemed real… but nothing ever happened?
You might’ve encountered a ghost job.

Creating the impression of growth
Some companies keep listings up to appear busy, expan… more

Are any of you considering career shifts? I am, but not because I have another field I want to explore. It's mostly a mix of feeling overwhelmed by the pace of things in advertising and feeling li… more

How do we feel about people that post to LinkedIn on the weekend?

Did yetis in-house agency fall apart? Seen a lot of creatives leave it and now they hire wieden

What's something outside of scrolling your life away on the internet that actually helped/helps you broaden your thinking and come up with better ideas in your career? I went on a hike recently, a… more

Which (non-pharma) agencies have more Gen X creatives?

What’s it like at Le Truc? Any insights? The culture? The vibe? Comp? Or general thoughts? Anything.

I really want Director. I’ve been at AS for a while and bosses keep kicking the can on AD by moving the goalpost or giving me vague feedback. Externally, no one seems to want to hire an AD unless they… more

Any insight on Dentsu (in London)? What’s the culture like, pay/compensation, is the work interesting etc? Currently interviewing for a role there in the Business Transformation team… but I have heard… more

In need of some different mental frameworks to determining brand tone of voice. Anyone?

Are there bowls that focus more on craft, or is there a better platform for that?

Every time, a creative recruiter, ghosts, someone, or lies to them or takes away a freelance assignment the day they were supposed to start, that creative should immediately email the chief creative o… more

Why can’t recruiters give an honest “no” ??? Interviewed a few places recently and one politely moved forward with another candidate, the other said they’re freezing hiring until the new year, and the… more

Hi! I’m a creative advertising producer that ended up in Texas because of family. I have 15+ years of experience in digital marketing, with a majority of my experience in entertainment marketing. I’m … more

If I joined a small agency that experienced a seven figure loss right before I joined, affecting the solubility of the agency and didn’t disclose that when I joined is that a legal situation?

Sooo question: if I go and start my own consultancy to be able to work on a project basis vs to be tied to a full time job, is this a smart decision in this economy? (Asia based not the US)

Which agencies handle Milk Bone dog treats? Thanks.

Agencies: can we pls stop “negotiating” freelancers’ rate?

You asked, we gave you a number, now it’s either a yes or no. Asking ppl to cut their rate by a huge chunk is not a good look, even worse when… more

Has anyone ever suffered from PTSD after working for a toxic employer? What made it so toxic?

I’m at an indie in NY at the moment, but how is BBH? Know they’ve won lots of new biz lately but what’s the experience like?

What do you do when you love a brand/product as a customer, and then you work on it and their marketing team is just awful? Like seriously bad at work and bad people? Do you stop being a customer of t… more

Creatives at Grey, how’s it looking over there? 👀

Croud Control? Born Social?
Has anyone freelanced for them?