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Agencies are mirrors and the people who work in them often learn to 'mirror' the client's language, preferences, and standard modes of conduct. It is natural and sometimes good that bonds are made with members of the client team by "speaking" their same language. It's not always good, of course. When ad people mirror a client's toxic behaviors, all sorts of problems begin to manifest back at the …
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Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein are the greatest creative team in advertising and the agency with their names on the door is famous for a reason. Goodby Silverstein & Partners is the agency on the hill, the agency many of us wish we worked for or had created. Jeff and Rich are also personable guys who like to share their ideas and knowledge with other people. Thus, they are the perfect pair to represent the ad …
WPP's CEO, Mark Read, calls the shots. Given that he leads the world's largest collection of marketing and ad agencies (including AKQA, Grey, Ogilvy, VMLY&R, and WundermanThompson), the shots that Read calls tend to be heard and considered far and wide. To this end, Judy Pollack, executive editor of Ad Age, asked Read several pertinent questions recently. Read's replies are clearly worthy of some consideration …
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Keith Cartwright is the President and Chief Creative Officer of CARTWRIGHT, a new WPP backed creative agency located in Los Angeles. The agency is working to form a new paradigm for how creativity is injected into the corporate body. In this Campaign Chemistry podcast from Campaign US, Cartwright explains. He says it's always a small group of people who get the work done, and that it's best to keep senior talent …
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Some of the industry's best agencies have given rise to a plethora of spinoffs. Goodby Silverstein, for instance. On the other hand, agencies like Wieden + Kennedy and The Richards Group—the two largest independents in the game—for whatever reason, have not fostered a litter of smaller agencies. According to Ad Age, the equation in Dallas is beginning to change. At least three new shops have opened since the …
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There’s been an interesting debate on the strategy internet as of late about what the difference is between a planner and a strategist. Given the indecision in the industry today, I thought I’d go ahead and find an answer that works for all of us. That answer is simple: It literally does not matter what you're called. They’re just words. Go do your job. By the way, this is also why account handlers and creatives …
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