tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16669458.post4591214095299262682..comments2023-12-21T07:50:40.293-04:00Comments on Why Advertising Sucks: How much wisdom is in our backlogs?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16669458.post-15093053073181609642008-02-06T11:43:00.000-04:002008-02-06T11:43:00.000-04:00Ben, they say it takes one to know one hehehe. The...Ben, they say it takes one to know one hehehe. They might be right and we might be assholes but we have good intensions. That's how I describe myself, yes i can be difficult but it's not because I have a diva streak, it's because I think something is detrimental to the brand and simply complying with every client request is not better than being the in house department for a company. We're supposed to tell clients how to do things better and my pleas simply fall on deaf douche ears. As for your comment and the extra knowledge,I think some people could benefit from the read so I will post and comment on it. Thanks for reading and keep hating. <BR/><BR/>PS.: I actually had a dream glimpse of Ohelia.... was on a highway in a dream, looked to my right and saw it on the highway... Food for thought, a vision or just positive vibes? I dunnno.Jokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224267023770962108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16669458.post-3452704272407504022008-02-05T21:39:00.000-04:002008-02-05T21:39:00.000-04:00First of all thanks for the nice words, Joker. I, ...First of all thanks for the nice words, Joker. I, too, enjoy your blog daily. Like me, you seem to be an opinionated asshole with a kind heart.<BR/><BR/>With regards to this particular post, I think I could add a bit more advice for the young.<BR/><BR/>Yes, work on your book... not just now, but throughout your career. Never stop. Save copies of everything you do. Even if you think it sucks. If you're not careful, someday you'll be a 48 year old copywriter with a mediocre book, but when you go back to spruce it up, you wont have copies of anything for reference.<BR/><BR/>Also, if you do get that job at the great agency, BE APPRECIATIVE AND NEVER BECOME A PRIMADONNA. Someday, someone younger and smarter will come along who is willing to work longer hours and for less money. And you'll be looking for a job at Home Depot, just to cover groceries. Be thankful you have a job in an industry that allows you to be creative and that pays EXTREMELY well.<BR/><BR/>Retail pays, like, $10 an hour. So when you have an asshole Creative Director bullying you... choke it back and call a headhunter. Don't get cocky and do something stupid.<BR/><BR/>When you're sitting there, thinking of headlines, imagine how tough life COULD be.<BR/><BR/>Play the game people. Do good work and suck up when you have to.<BR/><BR/>And if you see an old fat man at Home Depot or Lowes with a Texas accent... be nice to him. He's already lived your life and is starting a new one.TexanInHippielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019206943678741962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16669458.post-42486125045094214322008-02-05T15:51:00.000-04:002008-02-05T15:51:00.000-04:00And thanks to you man. My desktop has color thanks...And thanks to you man. My desktop has color thanks to all your art references and it's always good to see new different things and hell, how much different can you get than a Hispanic getting along well with a Romanian. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you on everything especially about the clients and am currently working on a post about that, so keep tuned. Anyways, best of luck in all the endeavors and I downloaded your book but haven't gotten to reading all of it, which means in Joker terms that I'm going to probably buy it because even if it kills trees, I'm a book rat at heart and though blogging is a sport I love, I think I need to feel the book to get the feel for it and read it through rather than just browse. Every writer deserves better than that. On the sidenote, I'm currently starting up chapter 26 of my book. Yes it's going to be long, weird and twisted, but I really don't want to cut corners with this project and am enjoying every page I write.<BR/><BR/>So cheers to you mate, may the best haul you over and offer you the riches many of us dream of. <BR/><BR/>ciaoJokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224267023770962108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16669458.post-24806845268884715302008-02-05T15:18:00.000-04:002008-02-05T15:18:00.000-04:00aww, thanks man. I'm an avid reader of both yours ...aww, thanks man. I'm an avid reader of both yours and scamp's blog. also, I work in a small agency, and let me tell you, I just love it. Sure, I don't really get the glam of the award ceremonies, and yadda yadda yadda, but that doesn't keep me from any of this:<BR/><BR/>- having fun<BR/>- doing the best work in the current circumstances<BR/>- working with my art director on our common portfolio (even if we're getting spec work in there, it's still great work)<BR/>- trying to find a gig somewhere in Western Europe (preferably a small agency, I find it, i don't know, better as a work environment)<BR/>- paying the bills + rent, and puting food on the table (you can't really be creative if you're starving to death)<BR/>- working on my second book<BR/><BR/>For me, as a copywriter / writer, and considering in what country I live, I really don't think things could have turned out better.<BR/><BR/>Of course, this doesn't mean that sometimes I don't get to feel the urge to pluck someone's eye out, just because the feedback I receive from certain clients is, how shall I put it, less than human.Eugen Sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437466643038940680noreply@blogger.com