Just to prove that the rancid ad biz isn’t entirely peopled by fucktards, douchenozzles and scum suckers interested only in their own self aggrandizement… I am republishing this wonderful piece by Noreen O’Leary, of AdWeek, the best fucking ad journalist in the “Big Apple.”
Bruised by the recent loss of major accounts, two Omnicom agencies, BBDO and Goodby Silverstein & Partners, today announced layoffs. BBDO said it made "significant" cuts after losing the global Gillette men's grooming business in late April, a development that will have staffing consequences around the world. Goodby has let go staff following its exit in March from the General Motors Chevrolet joint venture with McCann, known as Commonwealth. Neither agency would divulge the number of people cut other than to say layoffs were made across departments. While BBDO had no comment at all on the layoffs, Goodby's co-founder Jeff Goodby shared an internal memo in which he wrote:
You've
heard the financial reasons for reducing our staff. I just want to talk a bit
about the human side of it all. Please be assured: No one takes this process
lightly. As we often say, advertising is all about people and accounts. David
Ogilvy wrote, "The assets go up and down in our elevator every day."
It is so true. We value our people, and our humanistic environment, more than anything.
Strangely,
that’s why, when we lose business or have cuts in fee, it is important to react
thoughtfully, but expeditiously. Companies that don’t are not prepared for the
future, and they don’t serve the people who are still on staff. They endanger
present and future jobs. We are optimistic about our plan to move forward, in
terms of serving present accounts and getting new ones, and will share details
next week. But we are also thankful for and deeply appreciative of the
contributions of people who are leaving. We will do everything to find them new
situations. And if history is any indication, we will find ourselves welcoming
some of them back in the future.
There aren’t many true members of the “Adverati” left. Jeff and Rich are examples of what this once great business used to be all about. The rest are a sad reflection of the continuing diminution of a responsibility and gratitude to the "bust their nuts" employees who built your fucking empire in the first place. Now, it’s all about board room level uber-rewards for the insurance salesmen and bean counters who have no fucking understanding of what advertising, and the people who work in it are all about! But, Godamn it, they'll liposuction up the big dollars and stash them in their off-shore accounts 'till the cows come home! Aaaarrrggghhh!
Fuck it... Triple Kate Friday!
