tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post7492166992522915513..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Creative People Are The Soul Of AdvertisingView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-58564629604385913632014-04-17T17:03:31.707-04:002014-04-17T17:03:31.707-04:00Well-put, Paul! As an account person, I usually ma...Well-put, Paul! As an account person, I usually make a point of mentioning outstanding creative folk with whom I've worked--and I try to support them as much as I can. I don't run into too many who want to be so thoroughly informed (particularly during onboarding); I suspect this owes to the rather trim deadlines within which we work these days, so distillation is usually key.aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487980312987396550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-43334981682099546712014-04-10T09:31:33.067-04:002014-04-10T09:31:33.067-04:00There is a well known former agency president who ...There is a well known former agency president who was interviewing to be the head of one of the major agencies. One of the things he told me was that he scared them off when he told the Chairman that he wanted to bring back water fights in the creative department. He felt, correctly in my opinion, that there needed to be even more fun in the business. He did not get the job, but I thought he View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-6227789647818242172014-04-10T09:15:53.783-04:002014-04-10T09:15:53.783-04:00Well said, Paul. And Tony V, my dad was also a ve...Well said, Paul. And Tony V, my dad was also a veteran creative director. He always coached me as an account guy to understand "the terror of the blank page."<br /><br />Final thought: It is the creatives who make agencies a fun place to work.Philip Emmanuelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659391371292932583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-21703129672617135442014-04-09T16:22:25.834-04:002014-04-09T16:22:25.834-04:00I count my blessings that I had a father who was a...I count my blessings that I had a father who was a creative director and who mentored me as I took my first account job. To his credit, he didn't disown me.<br /><br />I enjoyed your post, Paul. It's amazing, though, that many of the challenges you write about are the same ones that people complained about during my agency days in the 90s. Not sure why it's so difficult to train/Tony Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718667022998610807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-68130763040356391152014-04-08T14:58:53.058-04:002014-04-08T14:58:53.058-04:00That is a really brilliant and true observation. T...That is a really brilliant and true observation. Thanks.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-52207768365069741182014-04-08T14:47:06.383-04:002014-04-08T14:47:06.383-04:00Spot on Paul. If the account people aren't go...Spot on Paul. If the account people aren't good, the client will request new account people; if the creative product isn't good, the client will request a new agency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-717485280549626402014-04-08T11:23:53.580-04:002014-04-08T11:23:53.580-04:00Bravo, Vince. Very true. Thanks.Bravo, Vince. Very true. Thanks.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-59048632623737738532014-04-08T11:20:52.126-04:002014-04-08T11:20:52.126-04:00A very nice tribute Paul, thank you for that. I ha...A very nice tribute Paul, thank you for that. I have been very fortunate to have worked with some great account people who were not only supportive but have been instrumental in providing leads and recommendations for which I am grateful. I always felt agency people needed to look after one another, regardless of their department.Vince D'Onofrionoreply@blogger.com