77 pencils Long hours, no rewards
trapezeswinger 77 pencils | Wed, 2007-08-29 21:37How true is this in advertising? I mean, sometimes you don't have to be a CD to get paid insanely high, and yet we see entry level creatives who are basically lapdogs and don't get paid for anything.
I have a banker friend who scoffs at aspiring people who want to go to advertising. He'd roll his eyes and say "long hours, no rewards." Is he just stupid or is he right? Are we fools to get paid shit just so we can do what we love to do?
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fools to get paid shit just so we can do what we love to do? because what u love to do is well paid
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Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
Pablo Picasso
eihter you have it in your blood either you dont ....if you dont you wouldnt last to taste the top ...your banker friend is right you have to be a sadic masochiste to make your way in advertising
The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time
Your friend is right. It's easier to make a lot of money in banking. But then, who wants be a banker? No offense, but advertising is a lot more fun. And, it all comes down to the fundamental question: What is important for you in life?
Is it the money and the stuff it can buy you? Or is it enjoying your work?
When you spend a whole month doing what you enjoy, most usually you pay for it. In advertising you GET PAID to do it. If you're real good at what you do, your friend will be asking how HE can get into advertising.
I know bankers who enjoy their work as well. I think some of us advertising people tend to get very close minded and think that there is nothing better then advertising. I know computer guys who enjoy their job and i know firefighters who think there is nothing better then saving lives. Won't you rather be the guy who designed ipod then be someone doing ipod flyers?
Desi
www.DesiCreative.com
Am with you on this one. Ultimately it's what you wanna do in life, not what others say about it.
Human beings, as science suggest are easily charmed by visual perspectives. Every job on this earth can have pro's and cons but adverting is something that comes out very loud.
Anyone and everyone can see our work and can understand how good it is...
(i mean real good ads can look good even though the generic audience is not supposed to understand it message)
For people Ipod developer is not as fancy as the who makes really good themes for it... Ipod would have been like another Chinese product if Advertisers dint make it the brand " I pod " Apple wouldn't have asked creative guys to add good colors to its monitor if it didn't know that looks matter a lot.