Sounds Familiar....

Several articles today about the AAAA's conference in California and how so many of the major speakers are talking about how the industry needs to stop all of the whining and self-pity about how tough the business has become.

"LIKE Cher in the movie “Moonstruck” ordering Nicolas Cage to “Snap out of it!” — and slapping him across the face to emphasize her point — speakers at an advertising conference urged the industry to stop wallowing in self-pity and get on with the challenges ahead."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/business/media/30adco.html?ex=1367294400&en=8c0adc5e6ea4fcef&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

I had the following to say when Adweek's "Just Asking" feature asked me two weeks ago:

"If you could change one thing about the ad business what would it be?"

My response:

"I would take all of the self pity out of the business. It's the best time to be in the advertising business if you are willing to engage with all of the changes taking place, and how they can benefit your agency and your clients brands."

Coincidence?? I wonder....; ))

Comments

[Linda Ziskind]

Great response to that question. I saw many of those articles on the 4A's and that, coupled with Rosenshine's insane comment about "geeks" during his Ad Hall of Fame induction, sort of made my head spin. So I blogged about it and, it turns out, had many of your same viewpoints:
http://mybackchannel.blogspot.com/2008/04/ad-men-get-bitch-slapped-cable-guy.htmll