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Chain Of Command

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By KATERYNA TOPOL One of the inherent things that comes with a career in advertising is that you are actually busy. All the time. The agency is like clockwork: there are many people involved and they all set each other in motion, one person at a time. All it takes is one person to slow the entire process down. As…

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The Socially Flawed Agency Model

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By KATERYNA TOPOL Let’s talk about the advertising agency model. We all know that the old, traditional system is flawed – and that those who strive for a better one rebuilt their departments in accordance by joining the digital and traditional portions of their agencies into one. And that makes complete sense. But it’s not enough. A light turned on…

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Why We Compromise

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By KATERYNA TOPOL Author’s note: Upon completion of this story, I’ve realized that its contents are nothing new to those of us who are already in the industry – those who would benefit from it are the students and the juniors. This is the big, bad, awesome advertising world. Imagine an ad: Produced by a major advertising agency, shot by…

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#awscchat Chapter 15: On Beautiful Things Part 2

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Understanding Social Media Worth

By KATERYNA TOPOL Social media is a big deal. We have conferences exclusively dedicated to social media. It is an essential portion of the marketing mix for nearly everything and everyone. We understand it, and supposedly, so does everyone else. But do they? Do you? “Sure!” you say. “We understand that our consumer group is on it, we understand how…

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#awscchat Chapter 15: On Beautiful Things Part 1

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#awscchat Chapter 13: On Meaningful vs. Effective Communication

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#awscchat Chapter 12: On Fear

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#awscchat Chapter 11: On Love. Of the Biz.

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The Grilled Cheese Radio: Building Brand Awareness One Tweet At A Time

By KATERYNA TOPOL Creating brand awareness is one of the most challenging things out there because you cannot force word of mouth. Social media made people smarter – but bought opinions will always be revealed as such, so how do you get people to talk about your brand organically? The basic necessity is that your brand has to be worthy…

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