I have no talent for awards work. What should I do?

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Be proud because awards work sucks ass. Focus on making great real work with real insights and ideas with some friction. Let someone else save the blind albino porpoises with type 2 border diabetes with their paint swatch brand

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First of all, I would recommend that you change your perspective. It is work, not awards work.

You should check out the previous award winners to set your standards and try to come up with as many insights as possible before jumping on an idea+execution ideas. Usually the best insights bring the idea with them.

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Nahh...it’s awards work.

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Get a partner with it

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Rewards only go to agencies that play that game and pay handsomely for the statues.

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