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12.21.2007"Working" in AdvertisingAt one point, the title of this post was going to be the title of my blog. Instead, I decided not to talk about work for fear that I would get fired and Twisted Kids would starve or be eaten by Twisted Wife and I. However, there are a few interesting things about working in advertising that I like to share every now and again. For instance, the holidays at an agency can vary by what you do. Most traditional agencies shut down between Christmas and New Year's to try and look cool and let the underpaid twenty-somethings feel like they are still in college. I work in Account Services, which means I deal with the clients and am hated by the Creative Department. I know it's a surprise. You're thinking, "Who could possibly hate Twisted Jim?" Well, sometimes Corporate Twisted Jim had to explain to creatives that clients like to see their logo on stuff and sometimes the client is creeped-out by dark humor. And sometimes creatives took that as stifling their creativity... which it was (and fun to watch to). Sometimes you could see the exact moment when their creativity died. Sure, it's evil, but that's advertising. Anyway, to soothe the sting of a full year of "making the logo bigger," traditional agencies let their creatives come up with fun holiday stuff. Here are my favorites for this year, including my ex. We Are the Toys - Grey, Vancouver The Bad Gift Emporium - Barkley, KC Red Christmas - Thought, UK
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