I watched Margin Call last night, and in it, the esteemed Jeremy Irons said the three ways to make a living in their business were to “be first, be smarter or cheat” 

Got me thinking... What do we think the three ways in advertising are?

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1. Be best friends with an ECD, GCD, or Resource Manager. 2. Be Brazilian. 3. Be as confident as Jon Hamm on his recent re-play episode on Smartless. (Especially the bit near the end when he (and Will adds to it) talks about going on-set/being ready)

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Nepotism

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Love that movie, have see it multiple times and that is a great quote! Maybe because I was working at the Time Life building in NYC and and nearby I remember all the Lehman Bros employees that were let go walking out with their personal belongings back in 2008! As far as three ways in the ad biz, I'm not sure...Fake until you make it? The less you do, the more you'll be rewarded with? Take all the credit? Keep yer head down and do the work? But seriously, it's all about cultivating the right relationships. Look, I'm all about being a team player, but first, take care of yourself career wise/life wise and then strategize how you can help others and or help others help you. A lot of rambling, sorry. There should be support groups for us. There has to be somewhere. Maybe we should start one? Let's take a vote!

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“Hey Eric? Don’t beat yourself up too much about this stuff, alright? Some people like taking the long way home.”

Margin Call’s script is basically the Kendall Roy’s “nothing but bangers” birthday playlist of screenwriting.

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