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Just What Is a Creative Director?

Phil Johnson, of PJA Advertising and Marketing, recently published a good piece on the Ad Age Small Agency Diary:  What the Hell Is a Creative Director Supposed to Be?
An excerpt from Phil’s piece:
I’ve come to the conclusion that the job of creative director is bigger and more important than any one task. Rather than the person with [...]

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There’s a New Year Coming, But its Going to Take Work

2009 is almost done crumbling to the ground, and that shiny new toy that is 2010 still looks good in the display case.  But before you go thinking that things are going to turn on a dime, take a few minutes to read the latest piece from Bart Cleveland on the Ad Age Small Agency [...]

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Entry Deadline: Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year

[ May 22, 2009; ] Don’t forget, entries into Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year competition are due by Friday, May 22nd.  Full details are available in the original post.

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The Balancing Act that is Running an Agency

The Ad Age Small Agency Diary should be required reading for anyone in the agency world here in Idaho. Because let’s face it – every agency in the state is a small agency. No sense in mincing words there.
A recent piece from Phil Johnson on running an agency helps illustrate why:
A strange truth about the [...]

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