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Firstly, is it boring to talk about how agencies need to change, how the structure put in place in the 1950s might not be the best way to handle such a fragmented 2007 and that possible conspiracy theory that if agencies were honest the whole industry would crack at the top due to the severe [...]

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Human beings are both intrinsically tribal and hypocritical. What we criticize in others is often a reflection of flaws we see in our own characters that we choose to ignore. And this post is about that very subject.
The advertising community, like every other human community is essentially a collection of tribes. I could go [...]

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Before I start this isn’t destroying those who network or enjoy it. It’s my humble view of why I care not to be a social butterfly with my occupational gain in mind. This could very well be a downfall of mine and as a result I may suffer in the future for having such [...]

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We’re trying to get our heads around something. What exactly is the role of an industry trade magazine/website/forum? Is it to report in a factual way about events from with a BBC methodology and thus provide two sides to a story or is it to report on those which the editorial team have a relationship [...]

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“Ya ya that idea is sooo media transferable” “How many markets can we conceive this campaign in successfully?” “I need that ATL TVC ASAP”
It’s quite shameful but I’ve actually said maybe one of those comments before…and been punished via humiliation for it. The thing is when leaving university after studying marketing you have such academic [...]

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Getting Better

Some things really piss me off, and usually you’ll find that things that piss you off make you do stuff more than things that make you insanely happy. Par example, if you have great service on a flight (and that can mean anything you want) you’re not really as likely to write a letter to [...]

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Wednesday’s Rant

Don’t you just hate how some people in agencies are so fckn Twee? Of course you can find these people all over the shop and in different industries but that doesn’t make it any easier when I have to sit there, listening with my spine curling in on itself.
We should unite as Adlads and ban [...]

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