Saturday, 10th November 2007 Fearless Leader, Nice Account Guy and I were in Milan for one of the many interminable meetings were 16 people argue over the difference between “beautiful” and “stunning” – and that’s not a groundless example… Anyway, what made this meeting particularly memorable was that the client snapped. Fearless Leader is accomplished, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fearless Leader’
When Clients Attack
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fearless Leader, Milan on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Winding Down
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Advertising, Fearless Leader, French Account Guy Who Wants to be Spanish on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, 27th November 2007 Fearless Leader, Frenchman Who Wants To Be Spanish and Feminist Who Really Ought To Wear Make-Up are going to get a nasty shock in the next four weeks. Unbeknownst to them, I am intent on doing FUCK ALL until New Year. This isn’t going to sit nicely with them (nor with [...]
Event of the Year
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, Fearless Leader, Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons, Wife on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, 12th December 2007 On Monday, Wife and I went to Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Aux Quat’ Saisons. It was magnificent: a really unforgettable night. It was a work commitment, so Nice Account Guy, Fearless Leader, Exhausted Creative Director and No Bullshit Legendary P.A. were all there, along with three or four clients – and [...]
The Move
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American Diva Planning Friend, Bookshelves, Fearless Leader, Moving Offices on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, 12th January 2008 I have been at my current Agency for fourteen months. In that time, I have moved my office four times: most recently, yesterday. I will reward long-term readers of this monstrosity with specific references to the placement of my bookshelves, and the level of CEO involvement that they warrant this time, [...]
Next Stop: Arse-Wiping Assistant
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Advertising, Advertising Planning, Client Services, Fearless Leader on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, 9th February 2008 How is it possible that I have suddenly entered a WHOLE NEW PHASE of my career? One wherein I appear to be the ONLY person (with the honourable exception of Fearless Leader) who has the ability to fucking think? I was asked on Thursday to read through an ACCOUNT DIRECTOR’S note [...]
Menage a Trois
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Advertising Planning, Cape Town, Fearless Leader on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, 14th February 2008 I am the Planning Fuck Pig in the middle of an Account Handling three way. Next week, we all go to Cape Town for a week to a conference on my client’s business – and that’s where the fight begins: who is going to be acknowledged as “Top Account Handler”? Will [...]
