Five words you never want to hear in advertising:

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Are you busy this weekend?

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Omg same lol “any plan for this weekend?'

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Before you leave, can you

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The kiss of death

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I don’t know, keep pushing.

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Most meaningless words ever produced in one sentence

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perfect! just a few changes:

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Just have fun with it.

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Came here to write that one.
Whenever someone says this, I’m this close to screaming back “bitch I might!!”

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The client changed the brief

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Jason Petersen was just hired

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Great start, but could you...

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Have we considered any influencers?

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The client rewrote your copy

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I’m not a racist, but...

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What about a hybrid approach

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Today is your last day

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From clients: “we presented your work internally"

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Damn. I actually got heartburn after reading this one.

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Think about it over break

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Underrated comment.

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Account had a few comments

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I'm not a copywriter but

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You took the wrong deck.

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You are pitching against Droga5

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