Burger King is splitting from CP&B after a seven-year partnership. A partnership that I thought was going to last forever due to the great work they’ve created for the brand. However new ownerships always come with changes, and this one is not an exception.
Here’s a look back at the seven-year creative relationship including the famous Subservient Chicken, the Whopper Sacrifice and the Whopper Freakout. Enjoy!
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- Nicolas Mejia

We all know what the negatives are about working in advertising.  It’s a vapid existence working for terrible clients and producing work that we refuse to acknowledge publicly as our own (blah blah blah).
But what we in advertising fail to realize is that there are far worse jobs we could be doing.  We could be teachers.  We could be lawyers.  We could be sanitation workers.  We could be housewives. The possibility that you would be doing something worse if you didn’t work in advertising is highly likely.
In an attempt to …

TED has a new initiative called “Ads Worth Spreading” and the results of this first competition are out. 10 winners, 10 amazing ideas. As they say “With this competition, we’re seeking to reverse the trend of online ads being aggressively forced on users. We want to nurture ads so good you choose to watch.” Maybe you’ve seen a couple of this being awarded in other Ad festivals, but this particular selection of ideas is great. Take a look and share your favorites at TED.
- Nicolas Mejia

Agency Rec Sports:
If your idea of competitive sports means chugging multiple beers out of enormous novelty mugs and stumbling all over a crack-pipe littered beach volleyball court behind some random ass shady biker bar, then you’re a team player in my book. If you’re a real go getting, eye of the tiger, overly competitive, has-been high school varsity star sports freak, well, have fun ruining it for everyone else champ.
Creative Interview Attire:
Show up to a creative interview sporting a business suit and, mark my words, you will be made fun …

Free Food: Sure, one might be an asshole for taking more donuts than everyone else in any other kind of social situation. But you work in advertising – you deserve all the goddamn donuts you want. So don’t even worry about those 3 or 4 co-workers you just screwed out of breakfast. They probably don’t need the extra calories anyways. But you, my friend, have been working late and could use a little fattening up. So the next time you’re feeling insecure about indulging in more free grub than everyone …

I was getting haircut a couple of days ago and I was pleasantly surprised by the hair stylist calling me Hon and Sweetie. And It wasn’t in that fake, Hooter’s waitress looking for a tip way. Or that condescending small diner waitress way either.
It was in that genuinely concerned way. In the context of the final touches of a good haircut. I walked out of the trendy Floyd’s 99 happy and comfortable that I paid 150% more than I had at the last place I used to get my haircut. …

A brand new advertising-related twitter just started. And it’s hilarious. We’ve all experienced some ridiculous clients and feedback. Here’s a place to showcase just how smart our clients can be.
“Sorry, missed everything after “I’m not trying to be a writer, but” Got distracted by thoughts of punching you in the face. You were saying?”
Click here to check it out.
- Sean Leonard

“I want everything to be beautiful… I don’t give a damn whether the client understands that that’s worth anything… It’s worth it to me.
I want to make beautiful things. Even if nobody cares.”
True dat.
- Sean Leonard

Happy viral pass around video of the week! By the way let all do ourselves a favor and get on those Twitter feeds!
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– Keith Gibson

Where your clients suck the living soul out of you? I just recently went through a proposal phase/bid that didn’t pan out. No problem though because I was cutting my rates so much to work with these individuals it would have almost have put me in the hole. Honestly it would have been more headache than anything and it doesn’t matter if you give me a 2000 day rate for that. Oh wait yeah that matters =)
Anyways I found this gem again and thought I would share. Anyone that has …