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Very sad but not surprising. I worked for both Chicago and Detroit.
Did they lose clients? How many people
Impacted? So sad right before the holidays. Hang in there Detroit friends, wishing you the best.
Buick, GMC, Cadillac and the parts/service business which was the biggest account at Leo Burnett/Publicis. Has played a role in some of the Chicago layoffs and leadership changes. Probably about 400 in Detroit were let go.
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Booth milked that place to the ground.
This is a cautionary tale of what happens when an agency gives clients exactly what they ask for, and then turn on them.
Chicago?
They offered roles but you had to move to the location for most roles to fulfill the 3 days in the office. Many executives got jobs as they did not want to just pay them.
General Motors trashed the Detroit talent and this is playing a role in Publicis not hiring many from Detroit. We were not even allowed to pitch for the GM business but had to help other Publicis shops on the pitch. We were done dirty.