What Happens In Media Planning

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June 2012

67 posts

When I have to explain poor performance at our quarterly client review

I’m like

Jun 30, 20123 notes
When I make a good point on a client call

I’m like

Jun 30, 20121 note
When I'm in the office on a Summer Friday

I’m like

Jun 29, 201217 notes
When my planner shows up in the office at 11:30AM after having overslept

I’m like

Jun 29, 2012
When the CEO asks me to leave his office but lets other people stay so he can talk to them

I’m like

Jun 29, 20123 notes
When my director brings cupcakes to the all staff meeting

I’m like

Jun 28, 2012
When I leave a rep lunch to go back to the office to cancel his campaign

I’m like

Jun 28, 20123 notes
When a junior planner asks me how I know the difference between an RTB and a DSP

I’m like

Jun 27, 20123 notes
When our summer intern gets to work and has nothing to do but sit at her computer

She’s like

Jun 27, 20125 notes
When we find out we didn't win our new business pitch

The potential client is like

Jun 26, 20122 notes
When I inadvertently walk into a billing meeting

I’m like

Jun 26, 20121 note
When I watch two coworkers argue

I’m like

Jun 25, 20126 notes
When I try to make it home after a long night out at a rep event

I’m like

Jun 25, 2012
When the client requests a partner be put on a media plan only to have it perform terribly

I’m like

Jun 24, 20123 notes
When my client tries to understand how audience buying works

He’s like

Jun 24, 20124 notes
When I successfully create a pivot table in Excel

I’m like

Jun 22, 20122 notes
When a rep calls to tell me that the client is interested in their offering

I’m like

Jun 22, 20121 note
When a rep emails me asking to 'implant' their pixel on my client's site

He’s like

Jun 21, 2012
When I go to Atlas training and there's another member of my company there

He’s like

Jun 21, 20122 notes
When I'm in the 4th hour of an all day offsite

I’m like

Jun 20, 2012
When I want to impress my new coworkers

I’m like

Jun 20, 20123 notes
When a sales rep ends an email with this sentence: "Any insight you can share with us and by chance is there another day coming up that we can join?"

I’m like

Jun 19, 2012
When a VP of Sales complains that we aren't giving his company enough money

I’m like

Jun 19, 20125 notes
When the client shoots down my idea

I’m like

Jun 19, 20126 notes
When I try to write down all the new company policies during my first day

I’m like

Jun 18, 20121 note
When the creative agency asks if they can build non-standard units

I’m like

Jun 18, 20121 note
When I get to a meeting and realize I'm the only digital person there

I’m like

Jun 17, 20126 notes
When I finally find one of my clients ads on a random mobile site

I’m like

Jun 17, 20121 note
When a random network posts a guy outside our office during upfronts

He’s like

Jun 16, 2012
When I invite the head of analytics to a client dinner

He’s like

Jun 16, 20122 notes
When I try to sneak into work after a long night of partying

I’m like

Jun 15, 20124 notes
When my analytics guy writes a macro that does all my reporting for me

It’s like

Jun 15, 201214 notes
When our summer intern answers a client email correctly...after his 8th attempt

I’m like

Jun 15, 20121 note
When my idea gets shot down during a brainstorm

I’m like

Jun 14, 20123 notes
When someone asks, "Why is the term CPM and not CPT? It's cost per Thousand, not cost per Million!"

I’m like

Jun 14, 20128 notes
When a rep tells me that Nielsen ranks them the #1 property that reaches turtle owners in Dallas

I’m like

Jun 14, 20122 notes
When my junior planner complains he has too much reporting to do

I’m like

Jun 14, 20123 notes
When we go out for a team dinner and we're short on the bill

We’re like

Jun 13, 20124 notes
When I'm cc'd on a senseless email with 21 people

I’m like

Jun 13, 201214 notes
When someone sends out a topic agenda before a meeting over drinks

I’m like

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Jun 13, 20121 note
When I'm at my 8th upfront party in the past 3 days

I’m like

Jun 12, 20121 note
When another junior planner offers their recommendation for the upcoming campaign

I’m like

Jun 12, 20121 note
When it's Monday morning and people are trying to have a conversation in the elevator

I’m like

Jun 11, 20125 notes
When it's my last day at my current job

I’m like

Jun 10, 20124 notes
When a rep calls me out for not putting them on the plan

I’m like

Jun 9, 20121 note
When someone from another ad agency sees my blog and then creates a duplicate version that is not nearly as good

I’m like

Jun 8, 20123 notes
When 6 people are all trying to talk on a conference call

I’m like

Jun 8, 20122 notes
When I read an industry blogger who clearly has no idea

I’m like

Jun 8, 201214 notes
When my junior planner emails the team with what we're having for our next lunch and learn

I’m like

Jun 7, 20125 notes
When the client asks me if my recommended tactics reflect the goals in their written brief

I’m like

Jun 7, 20123 notes
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