tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post352967192072944161..comments2023-10-28T06:54:44.019-04:00Comments on ad broad: why people hate usAd Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-75416029800859189652008-02-17T12:43:00.000-05:002008-02-17T12:43:00.000-05:00A webinar on search optimization-ha! Too true. You...A webinar on search optimization-ha! Too true. You must be gainfully employed, Bob. Party attendance required for dinosaurs looking for work.Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-77811521712246712632008-02-16T13:51:00.000-05:002008-02-16T13:51:00.000-05:00My experience is that as soon as people find out I...My experience is that as soon as people find out I'm in the ad business they 1)crack a joke about how bad advertising is, then 2) bug the shit out of me with questions and opinions.<BR/><BR/>It's like going to Seattle. First they tell you how great Seattle is, then they ask you if you know about any jobs in SF.<BR/><BR/>As for going to an industry party, I'd rather sit through a webinar on search optimization.<BR/><BR/>Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-9428309167576901532008-02-16T11:29:00.000-05:002008-02-16T11:29:00.000-05:00Thanks for the read and generous words, Bob. Can't...Thanks for the read and generous words, Bob. Can't say I agree that our detractors reserve venom for the industry only--isn't that like claiming anti-American sentiment abroad isn't aimed at Americans? But maybe you hang out with more evolved people than I do.<BR/><BR/>So, were you in attendance at the agency dinosaurs party last week?Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-67861196941271273382008-02-15T19:31:00.000-05:002008-02-15T19:31:00.000-05:00Hello ad broad,Just came across your blog today an...Hello ad broad,<BR/><BR/>Just came across your blog today and am reading through it and enjoying it. I have a comment on your entry "why people hate us." People don't actually hate us. They hate "the advertising industry", which we all do, but don't actually hate advertising or advertising practitioners. In fact, they kinda like us and like to talk about advertising.<BR/><BR/>You beat me to the "Welcome to Scotland" post by over two months, which pisses me off. <BR/><BR/>However, I'm afraid I've got you on the "oldest working writer in advertising" claim. Although I'm sure there are some among my colleagues would question the "working" part.<BR/><BR/>Enjoying, keep writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-14416873714865851982007-12-30T15:43:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:43:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting from the tundra, daily biz. I t...Thanks for posting from the tundra, daily biz. I think your (funny) sister is right.Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828158097601815711.post-46776109954087235572007-12-30T15:16:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:16:00.000-05:00I have often wondered why people don't like advert...I have often wondered why people don't like advertisers too when, like you said, often our content is more entertaining and more truthful than the shows people are watching or magazines people are reading.<BR/><BR/>But...I am shameless enough to proudly admit to working in advertising (and to being an American).<BR/><BR/>To which my sister replies that being shameless is just the sort of trait I would need to be in this business. <BR/><BR/>She thinks that she is very funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com