Humor and Truth In Ad Sales (Or, Why I Left the Agency World)

February 16th, 2007 § 10

Good satire is a beautiful thing, especially when the ad game’s overblown egos are the target.

For your weekend viewing amusement: 2.5 minutes of accuracy masquerading as fiction.

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[tags]advertising, ad sales, video, satire[/tags]

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§ 10 Responses to “Humor and Truth In Ad Sales (Or, Why I Left the Agency World)”

  • Jose says:

    Very funny! I love British humor.

    I also have a question. I’m not a copywriter, but I wanted to know what it meant to leverage a client. I read this in a comment you left on this post.

  • Tom Chandler says:

    Actually, I never mentioned the word “client” in that post. I simply meant he should leverage all his marketing activities, including his Internet appearances…

    Thanks for stopping by.

  • Feel the rush.
    Cure the rash.

    The worst/best part… I’ve seen worse!

    CDB

  • Jose says:

    Your welcome Tom,

    And I apologize. I just assumed that you were referring to the client. I guess I should keep in mind the acronym for the word assumed. Thanks for visiting my blog.

    Jose

  • Tom Chandler says:

    Oops, Jose, my apologies for the blunt reply. Didn’t mean it the way it reads to me now.

    “Leveraging” a client sounds a little mercenary, but it’s the point of my Fifteen Minute Pitch Posts (every Friday), where you invest fifteen minutes pitching good, useful projects to your existing clients.

    TC

  • Jose says:

    Not a problem. I was just curious about the meaning of leveraging.

    Your Friday Pitch posts sound like a good idea. I’ll have to take a look at them.

    Jose

  • Tom Chandler says:

    Jose: To see all the Fifteen Minute Pitch posts, scroll all the way down the sidebar to the “Categories” box, and click the “Fifteen Minutes” category.

    Easy as pie.

  • Jose says:

    Thanks Tom. I found them, and will read them.

    I don’t know if you had a chance to view my blog. As an aspiring writer I’d appreciate a seasoned copywriter’s opinion of my writiing style. If you have an opportunity, take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks.

  • Tom Chandler says:

    Jose;

    Time is tight nowadays, and I’m certainly no professional coach. I’ll swing by, but keep in mind you don’t need to impress writers. You need to impress clients.

  • Matt White says:

    Thought you would enjoy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ou7DcmEogM

    Very good Jaws viral about pitching, from the people who made Truth in Ad Sales

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