February 2012
5 posts
“I don’t like the fact that you sent me a contract; it makes me feel bound to pay...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
January 2012
15 posts
a hitherto unknown segment of existence: What you... →
hithertodotnet:
Twitter made an important announcement this week regarding their ability to filter content across jurisdictions. The ensuing conspiracy theories and hand-wringing in certain corners of the internet were depressingly predictable, and as I tweeted this morning:
If you’re upset by twitter’s…
December 2011
23 posts
“See, but now things have come to a head. It turned out that not only was Go...”
– ASCII by Jason Scott / GODADDY SOPA BLAH (via ericrosenfield)
What nice Xmas colors
clientsfromhell:
I sent the project manager a spread sheet filled with edits and tracked defects.
Client: Oh, look at all the nice red and greens. Such nice Christmas colors, very festive of you!
Me: Thanks, t’is the season. But the red means there’s a problem, and the green are values that need to be filled-in.
Happy holidays from Organic, Droga5 and the angry... →
This year, the ad agency Xmas cards are a little nut. The one where you’ll see the most naked man leg is the innocent-sounding Ugly sweater from Organic, where everyone at…
Mick Jagger was in the frozen food section aisle...
rockandrolltedium:
I lived in Richmond, and had to go out and get dinner so I popped to the supermarket. Mick Jagger was there with a basket in the frozen aisle section. I got the chicken Kiev. Don’t know what Mick got.
by Caroline Will
The "Save Adland" long copy poster (large view)... →
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Have you been naughty or nice? Your Santaclout... →
Sometime last week, @Santaclout appeared and started tweeting directly to anyone and everyone who works in advertising. Soon after, I went on a “no fuck given” meme run -…
Everyone gets a meme →
No sooner had the Jr Art Director meme made the rounds through the worlds ad agencies, when the Creative Director meme fired up. Seems everyone that isn’t at #Eurobest or tied down currently working on an Easter Sale of peeps brief is wasting billable hours smirking and making sarcastic lines for these memes.
November 2011
14 posts
assholes
clientsfromhell:
Client: Could you photoshop it so that I look like less of an asshole?
Me: I’m sorry, how…?
Client: My employees say I look like an asshole in this picture, so take care of it.
Me: Can you ask them how you look like -
Client: Look, my employees are ignorant idiots, just fix it.
Me: Oh, I think I see it now.
Ad Chat - Arnie DiGeorge →
In this weeks ad chat we catch up with Vegas-tripping Executive Creative Director of RR Partners, Arnie DiGeorge - who fesses up to leaving the iron on in his @arnied…