Running an ad agency, I’m painfully aware at how crazy this business can be. I take some comfort in the words of W.S. “Babs” Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame) who opined, “There is humor in all things.” The agency biz is one part comedy, one part drama, a smattering of action, and an occasional dash of tragedy. To outsiders, peeking behind the curtain of an agency is akin to standing backstage and watching a magician work.
Hollywood has recently discovered that agency life has a great deal of potential for storylines, characters, and settings. Of course, since Hollywood believes that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (or plagiarism), we now have not one, but two shows that are built around ad agency life. Read the rest of this entry »
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