Jaime Robinson steps down, Gerry Graf steps up. Graf is announced as the new Global CCO of Joan.

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They look like characters in a John Waters movie. Are they real?!

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Gerry is brilliant. Way more than a “TV guy.” Most of you will never accomplish 10% of what he’s done.

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Hmmmm...I mean he's arguably one of the last true "rockstars" in advertising, we don't seem to have had them for 10+ years. But his brand of "weird" isn't really in vogue anymore and he's admitted he's really just a TV guy. I've worked with some older ECDs like him, where the whole creative approach is just to come up with funny bits and things they think "would be so cool/hilarious" and reminisce about when advertising was truly "run by the creatives." Also isn't he kind of a jerk?

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Greggles, for one

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Oh yeah, the reputation on him isn’t exactly amazing. But with her, a match made in impending lawsuit heaven

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Freelance Sr/acd Copywriter posts screen shot of article headline. Adds a tiny bit more context about the people involved.

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What happened to the one that left?

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"let's do a little :3 face. c'mon it'll be fun!" lol

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There’s gotta be a story here. He just suddenly quits his own agency, no more equity in Slap, then jumps ship? I wonder what happened. Maybe just a good old fashioned argument?

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#2 left, came back, put Gerry against the wall by the throat, then left again. As the story goes.

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