I’ve been hungry all the time for the past couple of months and I’ve suddenly realized why – my list of recent projects includes chips, bread, cereal, soft drinks and pastries. I’m not quite sure where the pet food and property regeneration projects fit into all this but it certainly explains a few of the … Continue reading these projects are giving me a rumbling tummy
Category: Work
Where would you chose to work?
My part of our building is the big, modern open plan bit, which I share with 75 others. I obviously did something wrong in a previous life because the other 100 or so agency bods are happily ensconced in the adjoining mansion (yes, really, with a secret staircase and everything), complete with French windows, original … Continue reading Where would you chose to work?
Can anyone top this?
Client at inter-agency client meeting: “Thank you all for coming today, but there are quite a lot of you and its crowded, so can we just have one person per company and the rest of you can leave”. Yes, it really happened. Can anyone top this?
All for one and one for all
Working in an integrated agency has its pros and cons. On the upside, there is the opportunity to think media/discipline/channel neutral (and really mean it). To actually recommend what is in the client's best interests. To take learnings from one discipline's activities to another via a chat in the office kitchen rather than a … Continue reading All for one and one for all
This is getting ridiculous
I'm nearing the end of a Big Pitch (the fact that most of my recent posts have comprised details of cross-country odysseys might have been a clue). The thing is, I've visited the same town in the South East of England three times in the last couple of months, but have I visited their famous … Continue reading This is getting ridiculous
Challenger brands have to think smarter
I've just come out of a meeting with a challenger brand who are launching into a market where their competitors spend at least £1M on media alone every year. Our launch budget isn't anything like that, so we're going to have to think a lot smarter. Which is actually more fun. The easy way (chuck lots … Continue reading Challenger brands have to think smarter
Misunderstood Planner
One of my lovely colleagues (knowing how keen I am on charts) hypothesised that this might be the kind of birthday card I'd send:
Why I don’t want to move to London, reason #157
The view as I arrived at work this morning...
Do people understand what you’re good at?
Do the people you work with understand what you're good at? I don't mean what you do or what your job description is, but what you're good at - how you add value to your organisation, how you can help other people do their jobs more effectively. I sometimes wonder whether everyone I work with … Continue reading Do people understand what you’re good at?
Musical Desks
I'm moving desks. Again. This is the third move since I joined the agency nine months ago. I have just worked out that its my fifteenth desk move in my 8 year career. Which seems excessive. No-one seems to know where to sit Planners - so far I've been billeted with account handling, new business, research, … Continue reading Musical Desks