Since that my layoff and subsequent online writings, I found a lot of freelance work at various agencies, and did a decent job being an independent soldier of creative fortune. I felt fortunate to have found work when I did. Honestly, I think a lot of it was luck.
Has sending brief but cordial rejection letters gone the way of the Gulf Coast sea turtle (ooh, too soon?)?
Longevity used to be celebrated. End of year holiday parties would call out people who worked at an agency for 10, 20, 30, 40(!) years. It’s one thing to read a book by David Ogilvy. It’s another to have actually reported to him.
Note from Erik: This guest post was originally submitted on April 23rd…which will be relevant in the next sentence.
Today, April 23rd, is my fifth wedding anniversary with the most beautiful woman who ever walked the face of the earth. But that’s a different story.
I also find myself in the same position [...]
As you probably know, I love Apple. They make expensive products I covet.
I also love eBates. They give me a cash rebate of 1% to 10% for every purchase I make online.
You may not love Apple as much as I do. Or see the need for a $500 gadget that does nothing your computer doesn’t already do. But [...]
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Briefs like this aren’t solved by whiners. They’re solved by MacGyvers. Someone who can look danger in the eye and beat it with nothing but a paper clip, sandpaper and lemon juice. Sometimes, that MacGyver fella has got to be you.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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Feeling too thankful to banter about it now. Enjoy.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Busy color correcting Lemonade and freelancing this week. Thanks for your patience everybody. Some biggish news to report soon.
-Erik
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The following is the sixth in series of articles written by Josh Copeland for people with careers in account service. This feature will appear every Thursday.
For those of you that have been following along, I’m an account guy in the fourth week of pulling together my portfolio. I’ve been sharing this whole process with community [...]
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