People Agency Leadership Pic Of The Day: Jeff Weiss! By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 3:23 PM We spend a lot of time reading hum-drum press releases that come with snazzy pictures of ECDs and CEOs. Some of these photos are fricking awful. Others inject a little personality into advertising; a litte joi de virve, if you wil ...
Revolving Door The List Of Open DraftFCB Jobs In SF By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 3:10 PM DraftFCB is looking fill a few open positions in their San Francisco office. If you’re interested, send your resume to human resources at Katie.Brown at draftfcb dot com. Management Supervisor (must have direct mail expertis ...
Revolving Door And Now A Few Moments With The Unemployed… Part III By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 2:52 PM Join us as we follow one man’s journey through the windblown plains of joblessness. Meet Todd Beeby, a creative director recently laid off from Leo Burnett. [NOTE: All uses of the words ‘douchenozzle’ and ‘ ...
Agencies Ad Agencies To Blame For Financial Crisis? Let’s Get The Sexy Back By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 1:47 PM A new poll from Harris has found that two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe advertising agencies have at least some responsibility for the current economic crisis because they caused people to buy things they couldn’t afford ...
Revolving Door Good News! Integer Wins And Is Hiring By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 12:39 PM The Denver Egotist is reporting that Denver advertising agency Integer has won the Miller-Coors pitch for their retail work. Integer is also currently the lead agency on creative and retail promotional assignments for Coors’ ...
Op-Eds Kind Of Like Edward Murrow By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 12:15 PM If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been posting quite a few Op-Eds this week along side the more usual editorial fare. The blog has been around for about two years now. It’s a good time to let some other people use thi ...
Op-Eds Op-Ed: The Big Idea Is A Dumb Idea By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 12:03 PM The Big Idea Is A Dumb Idea By Derek Lo work at Anomaly, but the few expressed below are not those of his agency, but his alone. I’m kind of sick of big ideas. What does that mean anyways? What regular person actually cares ...
Revolving Door No Wukkas – The Job Hunt By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 11:02 AM Face it. You’re never going to be as cute as Miley Cyrus, best start getting busy on that job hunt. It’s time for No Wukkas! 1. Digital Account Supervisor – Horizon Interactive Media, New York, NY (link) 2. Accou ...
TV Told Ya So: TNT Cancels “Trust Me” By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 10:42 AM TNT show, “Trust Me,” has been cancelled after one season. Actor Eric McCormack has already taken a role in an ABC comedy pilot. Tom Cavanagh? Guess he’s looking. According to ratings data the show drew about 1.4 ...
Op-Eds | People Op-Ed: Why BDA’s Need To Shut Their Pie Holes! By George Parker By SuperSpy on Apr. 15, 2009 - 10:32 AM Why BDA’s Need To Shut Their Pie Holes! By George Parker As you all know, George Parker is the perpetrator of adscam.typepad.com, without doubt, one of the most foul and annoying, piss & vinegar ad blogs on the planet. H ...