Would you recommend advertising to someone who is looking to enter advertising after graduating college? With all the agency layoffs, agency consolidations, AI leading the way for layoffs, etc.

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I mean if they’re passionate about pursuing advertising as a career and effective in AI, then why not? The industry is always changing. Every 10 years or so something happens that will supposedly destroy it all, but we still persist.

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Pains me to say this, as I deliberately chose a career in advertising and was fortunate enough to spend two decades in the field when it was still awesome. But today - I’d advise any young person to steer clear.

Low fees, low salaries, digital nonsense, shit creative and holding company monopolies have all but killed it. With A.I. in the offing it’s doubly toxic.

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Save yourselves while you still can, young ones … (cough) … while you still can … (agonizing cough)

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If this person doesn’t mind not being able to plan their life because they’re being layed off every year or so, then it’s a HELL YES!

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Good lord no

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Nope.

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No

No way.

Run.

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NOPE.

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