This Advertising Life

the emotions of a working life in advertising as told through gifs (office life, too) Ask me junk! Please send all submissions to [email protected] or through Twitter/Facebook.

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Do y'all still follow? It says I have 46k followers, which is bonkers! I'mma get this up and going again real soon. In the meantime, I'm also on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/this_ad_life/

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- Making with the advertising life jokes since 2011 - run by @ternkwist -

Hey, this is just to say I've started a This Advertising Life Instagram account I should be posting more often there because it's easier Please follow for humor

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When you don't check your messages in a while.

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Hello! How are things

Hi everybody. I've been majorly MIA lately, there's no denying that. I was just going through my messages and there were a surprising number of requests for an Instagram version of the blog. This is something I've been considering and would actually make things a little more convenient as far as posting more regularly goes. So. If I made one, would you lovely folks follow it and help spread the word some?

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when you finally go to bed only to realize you have a deadline in the morning you’re not ready for

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when you get up from your computer but your earbuds are still in

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Destructobot | Society6

Hey guys, brief moment of self promotion here that has nothing to do with advertising or gifs. So, I opened a Society 6 shop to maybe sell some of my illustration work. There are only two things up at the moment, but I put a lot of effort into my illustrations and, who knows, maybe you'll like them. Even if you don't want to purchase anything, feel free to spread the word however you see fit! My thanks! And sorry for slacking on the gif front. My April resolution is to get back on that train.

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when you realize out of nowhere that you haven’t entered your time in three weeks

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Hey, Liz! How old are you? Where are you from?

Hi. 

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when we're told to bring pen and paper only to a concepting session

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attempting to take on another project when you're already booked up

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when a notoriously difficult client stops by the office for a surprise visit

Thanks for the gif, Oliver!

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going into a client presentation knowing they're going to tear everything apart

Hey guys.

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HEY! Im one part of a British advertising creative team. Do you think there is a difference between british teams and american teams, and do you think being british in america helps getting a job e.g can we play it to our benefit?

It's tough to say. When I become British in America and I'm looking for a job I'll tell you about my experience.

Just kidding. I have no idea. Though I suspect what matters more is the quality of your work and if you present yourself as someone people would be excited to work with, etc.

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The Great Agency Adventure

The Great Agency Adventure is one Copywriter's journey into the unknown. Join him as he journeys across North America in search of all the advertising world has to offer. 

Hey bros/ladybros! Just wanted to bring to your attention again, after quite some time, a neat little project by Steve Taylor called The Great Agency Adventure. In a nutshell, this fella has been traveling all over North America, working temporarily at agencies in different cities. This was planned out in advance (and some on the fly, for sure) and over the past year has gotten a fair bit of attention, but the project is coming to a close in the next couple of months. Why don't you guys check it out and see what's happened? 

His final two stops are Evolution Bureau in San Fransisco and then Red Tettemer West in Los Angeles.

Show him some love, y'all.

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when the announcement goes out that there's leftover food in the kitchen

I know I post on this subject a lot, but man it's probably the most true thing about advertising. Plus look at this dog. Look at it.