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CDs or ECDs: do you receive bonuses, and how are they decided? Is yours based on overall agency financial performance, or specifically creative performance, based on things like awards and rankings?

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I am posting this to warn Freelancers not to work at Real Chemistry, I freelanced for them for 3 months and they have not paid me. I did an excellect job for them, they kept bringing me back for more and mo… more

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Has it been awfully quiet from a marketing perspective for Valentine's Day or am I skipping out on all the noise? Nothing from Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid.. where's everyone at? Is V-Day canceled? … more

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Huge fan of how Chewy went in on the Super Bowl madness. They promised to give away 590000 free treats for cats, dogs, or birds if the Eagles won the 59th SB, and I guess they're giving out 59K treats now! GO BIRDS. What's great about it is their statement "While we don't play favorites, we have a soft spot for all animals"... and how much that positions them as the brand to turn to when you want to love on your animals.

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Would you move to a different state if the offer is 30% more than what you make now? How much would you negotiate to make you move? I'm at a crossroads and would love to hear your perspectives and… more

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a Creative Director
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Searched for Creative Director jobs, and it seemed like there's nothing out there worth pursuing! Aside from a few pharma spots, it looks like no one is looking for CDs. In previous years, LinkedI… more

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an Executive Creative Director
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Canadian ECDs: what’s your current salary (base + typical bonus)? Looking to make a move and don’t want to undervalue myself OR price myself out.

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a Creative Director
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Would you look at that?! Mustard X Mustard. Heinz's latest collab with DJ Mustard. It's one of those campaigns that seems so obvious but also never saw coming. Thoughts on this star-studded packaging? :D I don't think I'd ever want to use it or have it in my kitchen. Will probably make its way straight to my showcase haha.

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Just saw a CCO post this and make a rude comment about how this person doesn't deserve to land Mischief after being an ACD for only 9 months at the previous place. I'm so confused by this stance - 1. Is Mischief that big a deal? 2. Isn't a candidate who is a senior copywriter (and promoted twice) worth being considered for an ACD role even if they weren't briefly ACD at the previous agency? What is the common consensus on this bowl?

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a Creative Director
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What’s the top end of GCD comp? For NYC.

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The way I fell off the wagon with reading books is no joke! I want to get back into and I've been trying but it just isn't happening. Who wants to recommend a fun fiction read that will ease m… more

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I thought the mayo in coffee campaign was weird enough but here we go with weirder. I might be late to the party but how do you all feel about this “parfum de mayonnaise” campaign? :D Overkill or just the right amount of fun for the audience to keep asking for more? I always think ideas that border on being weird will push an audience away but the success of this was a testament against my opinion. What do you think is the trick to making partnerships that are seemingly weird a great match?

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a Creative Director
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Ok y’all how do you feel about creative “thought starters” on a brief? If I trust the planner and their homework on real insights I don’t mind but lately I’ve been seeing some lame ones on briefs and… more

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a Creative Director
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Love the Cheetos Other Hand Font campaign. And just the fact that the font was created by designers using their non-dominant hand, as their dominant hand was presumably occupied with eating, wait for … more

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a Creative Head
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Fun/silly question for the folks on the bowl - If you were the one picking out the winner for 'Agency of the Year, 2024', who would you extend the award to? You can just drop a name, but brown… more

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an ACD Copywriter
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How many of the CDs on this bowl were ACDs at one point? I spoke to a couple of CDs at an advertising event last night and almost all of them never spent a single year as an ACD. Is the ACD role just … more

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Thoughts on the Oscar nominations? I haven't watched Emilia Perez yet but can't wait to! Do you find the time to watch movies anymore? I can't remember I had the time to just go 'oh le… more

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a Creative Director
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Looking for resume guidance. Mine has been the standard (and maybe outdated): agency name, title, years worked and list of clients but know that’s not telling the whole story. Aside from inspiring/lea… more

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a Creative Director
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a Creative Director
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Honestly, going to work is like playing a big game of tug of war. My attention is pulled in a million different directions, and it's never for anything that doesn't need my attention, so I can't even complain. It's come down to the point where I won't get too many of my tasks done if I don't make a proper change in how things are now. How do you manage to achieve a flow state while at work, and make sure you're not disturbed in those few hours?

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a Creative Lead
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The last time I stole a couple of different ideas from the works of other agencies and came up with my own combination of them all, it was a major success for one of our clients. Artists really do ste… more

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a Creative Director
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How many projects do you have in your book? Currently have 14 displayed and am feeling even my own attention span is maxed out.

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a Creative Assistant
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Best OOH marketing I've seen in a while! I had to rub my eyes for a second because I was a hundred percent sure the people inside the pop-up were fake dolls. How often do you suggest or follow thr… more

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an ACD Copywriter
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I'm of two minds about the TikTok ban. Part of me understands the security concerns, but another part feels it's an overreach. Do you think the ban will really follow through this time? What d… more

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a Director
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Am I the only person severely disturbed by how we can't be sure of anything on the internet anymore? I find myself double-checking whether or not anything I see is real and it's kind of pushing me away from wanting to spend any time on the internet.. which might just be a good thing. This isn't even a rant about misinformation, but if this is how real things can look even when they're a product of AI.. what IS real anymore? Would you have guessed this is a fake picture?

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a Creative Director
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Such a good ad! Honestly, it's been a while since a long-form ad has kept me till the end. I always tell my team not to think too much about long-format videos but maybe I'm wrong? I still thi… more

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a Director of Marketing
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Do you ever have unconscious biases for certain employees? I was pretty shocked to realize that I did when we were discussing promotions. For all the right reasons though - these certain people are ex… more

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a Creative Director
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How do you help yourself when you're not able to show up as a creative mind some days?? I have no thoughts even remotely close to being creative on certain days and the impostor syndrome really kicks in ... it doesn't help that my title literally has the word 'creative' in it. Do others on the bowl feel this way or am I the only non-creative creative here?

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Hello my friends, colleagues and, probably, some people who probably hate me. I’m Paul from AdHouse, probably the cheapest non-free ad school there is. I would just like to flag to y’all that we’re en… more

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a Creative Director
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I need to revamp my portfolio. Where are we looking to find some great example books for inspiration?

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a Creative Director
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It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the job hunt- close to a decade. Any advice for interviewing with a chief creative officer? I’m sure they aren’t in the weeds on projects so thinking more stru… more

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a Creative Director
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How involved are you in the hiring process? Do mention if you work in a boutique firm or one of the Big 5's. I've only worked in smaller firms, and in the previous agency I worked for, I was c… more

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a Creative Lead
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How are you planning to step up this year? Whether it's up the career ladder or just in performance or in the projects that you will be working on. I'm trying to gear myself up for a better ye… more

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a Creative Director
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Hello, CDs of the bowl! Hope the new year has a lot of great things in store for you! I was reading this article about how team lunches can be an antidote to people complaining about RTO policies. It's true, the lunches and other little gatherings at the office are what I most miss about pre-COVID life. Would you encourage mandatory team lunches for this reason? How do you feel about team lunches as a tool for connection?

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Well, would you look at that! Crumbl cookie-flavored bath products :D I'm not sure this is the most outrageous crossover we've seen this year but it finds a place in that basket. Would you buy it? Any thoughts? I think the packaging is YUMMY. Brownie points for anyone who wants to share a cool idea you would propose for this limited edition line if they approached you or your agency for one.

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Our agency is instituting a policy to complete timesheets every day going forward... I can't even get myself to do it diligently on a weekly basis. This might just help but I can't understand … more

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a Director
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This is funny but I fear a cultural shift where Gen Z terms and the general language enter and become the norm of the corporate world. Do you think that's a possibility? How commonly spoken is Gen… more

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a Head of Marketing
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Netflix's 'Squid Game: Unleashed' just dropped! According to me, this lighthearted game format is a huge disconnect from the show's profound themes. Does this seem like a good idea to … more

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a Creative Director
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How are you recharging creatively for the next year? Any creative retreats or such? Or just plain relaxing and letting the nature of well-rested brains work its magic when we come back in 2025?? Would… more

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a Creative Director
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CD's who've held the role for a couple of years now, what's your next step? I'm quite honestly burnt out and done with keeping my team motivated for tight deadlines that even I think a… more

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