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David Grey and Gerry Graf were puzzled. Their award-winning campaign for Snickers at BBDO brought countless unsolicited job offers—but not the one they really wanted. Encouraged by the attention they were getting from others, the pair decided to reach out to the two creative directors they considered living legends: Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein. Not only did they get an immediate response, they got an invitation to join Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

The team informed BBDO brass of the offer, thinking that their bosses might cancel their trip to the 1997 International Advertising Festival in Cannes.

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