tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post1557456820000625321..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Adventures In Advertising: Don’t Bring The Client HomeView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-22087244991411759542016-12-23T08:11:56.324-05:002016-12-23T08:11:56.324-05:00Good point David-Anthony. And look at what eventu...Good point David-Anthony. And look at what eventually happened to Peter Arnell.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-69745195195967658072016-12-23T03:00:27.958-05:002016-12-23T03:00:27.958-05:00Hubris exemplified! Reminds of the time that Pete...Hubris exemplified! Reminds of the time that Peter Arnell arrived in a chauffeured driven Maybach for a McDonald's meeting and despite the second glances from clients, he went on to tell a story of how he took a helicopter and landed the bird on the back lawn of Flia for an introductory meeting. <br />Earned wealth doesn't buy common sense! David-Anthony Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293546948165959224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-23260626675645891972016-12-22T20:33:05.184-05:002016-12-22T20:33:05.184-05:00Years ago, one of the major agencies had a rule ab...Years ago, one of the major agencies had a rule about entertaining clients. In essence, it said that employees can go anywhere and do anything as long as both the agency person and the client were totally comfortable. A good rule. The chairman in my story never gave comfort a thought.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-68911511794242726272016-12-22T20:27:54.296-05:002016-12-22T20:27:54.296-05:00I once flew into Phoenix to visit a client, a larg...I once flew into Phoenix to visit a client, a large telecoms provider. When I got to curbside at the airport to seek out a cab, a guy with a white stretch limo approached me and offered to take me to my destination for 20 bucks (it was a slightly worn vehicle I might add). I was young, in a hurry, and quite interested to try out a stretch limo, a first for me. I must admit I was intermittently Diplomatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581947726837191175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-66861866853187179182016-12-21T10:30:18.515-05:002016-12-21T10:30:18.515-05:00Very smart. I once had a candidate who did not get...Very smart. I once had a candidate who did not get a job because she wore her mink on an interview; the company felt she did not need the job.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-85189416913285805952016-12-21T10:30:09.221-05:002016-12-21T10:30:09.221-05:00Very smart. I once had a candidate who did not get...Very smart. I once had a candidate who did not get a job because she wore her mink on an interview; the company felt she did not need the job.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-16131382691768137342016-12-21T09:58:01.550-05:002016-12-21T09:58:01.550-05:00Back when I was a young media planner I recall a m...Back when I was a young media planner I recall a media rep friend telling me that no matter how cold it was, she never wore her full length fur when calling on agency media planners and assistants. Smart.Ed Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12281584519364948939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-90987948393167214792016-12-20T17:56:30.695-05:002016-12-20T17:56:30.695-05:00A few years ago, during a week long shoot in LA, t...A few years ago, during a week long shoot in LA, the overly consumptive ECD insisted on renting the largest Hummer. Additionally, she/he never came to dinner with the client and rest of the team, yet submitted sumptuous meals on her/his BILLABLE expense account - and listed the client as a dinner companion. That was the beginning of the end. Asshole.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060905790847222376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-22500179576481324842016-12-20T14:53:07.954-05:002016-12-20T14:53:07.954-05:00Mallthus, that is the whole point. It was not nece...Mallthus, that is the whole point. It was not necessary to see how this chairman lived or what he owned: his collection(s) were incredible and sent a wrong signal because he had his own family money. Same good principals your family lived by.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-27674128556569042222016-12-20T14:52:51.666-05:002016-12-20T14:52:51.666-05:00Reminds me of a client side CEO who bought a brand...Reminds me of a client side CEO who bought a brand new BMW Z8 the same day that the company announced both his $4 million bonus, thanks to "accounting related changes that increased shareholder value" and the fact that managers and directors were not getting bonuses due to "one time accounting changes that negatively impacted profits". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-56180144450016403612016-12-20T14:46:10.371-05:002016-12-20T14:46:10.371-05:00I am reminded of my own childhood by this story. M...I am reminded of my own childhood by this story. My parents were successful professionals who, by and large, lived frugally, considering their means. <br /><br />In addition to highly paid professional roles, they also owned a number of apartment buildings and, rather than pay for outside managers, they ran the buildings directly. <br /><br />In the late 1970s, thanks to a weird series of events,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-89753936372214039592016-12-20T11:17:38.675-05:002016-12-20T11:17:38.675-05:00I once worked for a terrible agency for six weeks....I once worked for a terrible agency for six weeks. Their offices were intentionally very quiet - they felt that an ad agency should be like a bank. When a new business prospect came to the office, they told the agency it was too dull for them!View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-61543699475523789322016-12-20T10:52:22.119-05:002016-12-20T10:52:22.119-05:00We have all heard the story of a client coming int...We have all heard the story of a client coming into an agencies lobby and based on how nice it was using that against the agency. Then again there are clients who feel the need to work with nothing but the "best" in which case they should expect to pay the price.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287195907965787453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-44019528553291002052016-12-20T09:51:23.342-05:002016-12-20T09:51:23.342-05:00Great story! Reminds me of the time I met with a ...Great story! Reminds me of the time I met with a client and the third-party head of a media organization pulled up to the client's headquarters in a Rolls. We had been waiting for this individual in the lobby. After the meeting, the client looked at me and said - "There is just no way we are giving him our money."<br />And one more...after a media meeting in SF with a client, we Matt K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01806491343946212634noreply@blogger.com