http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy if you have a question, Jancy has an answer Thu, 16 May 2013 17:05:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/05/16/how-can-i-come-with-crazier-edgier-ideas/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/05/16/how-can-i-come-with-crazier-edgier-ideas/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:05:15 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2545
Hi Jancy! I’m a budding copywriter nearing the end of portfolio school, and I’ve started showing my book around to CDs and other writers to get a bit of feedback. What I’m hearing is mostly positive, but with one major caveat: “you’re a good writer and you have good insights, but your work needs to be edgier/crazier/more award-annual worthy”. I totally ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/05/16/how-can-i-come-with-crazier-edgier-ideas/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/05/13/my-current-employer-would-likely-give-bad-references-if-i-left-help/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/05/13/my-current-employer-would-likely-give-bad-references-if-i-left-help/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:12:28 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2544
Hi Jancy, I’ve been doing in house creative work for the same company for three years, with two years of marketing creative work before that. I am now looking to get hired at an agency. During my three years with the most current company, I saw several occasions where they torpedoed a previous employees chances of getting a new job by ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/05/13/my-current-employer-would-likely-give-bad-references-if-i-left-help/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/04/26/what-should-be-in-my-book-and-resume-in-order-to-land-an-internship/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/04/26/what-should-be-in-my-book-and-resume-in-order-to-land-an-internship/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:28:21 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2542
What should I include in my resume/portfolio  when I’m applying for internship? What will make them feel that I am worthy of their time and effort. Thanks and I am such a huge fan The first thing that will set you apart is, not surprisingly, great work. Some CD’s put a higher premium on level of finish than we ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2013/04/26/what-should-be-in-my-book-and-resume-in-order-to-land-an-internship/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/10/15/the-junior-i-hired-might-be-being-primed-to-replace-me-help/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/10/15/the-junior-i-hired-might-be-being-primed-to-replace-me-help/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:57:47 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2539
Hi Jancy, I am an intermediate/senior level creative working in a small agency. I had previously hired a jr. on to help out with some tasks. Over the past year that this jr. has been at the agency, he/she has completely changed roles, taking on the same title as I and I am no longer in charge of his/her role ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/10/15/the-junior-i-hired-might-be-being-primed-to-replace-me-help/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/10/02/my-cd-has-solved-the-creative-brief-before-he-even-gives-it-to-me-help/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/10/02/my-cd-has-solved-the-creative-brief-before-he-even-gives-it-to-me-help/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:17:23 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2537
Dear Jancy, What do you when you have just been given a brief that needs an idea but because the CD has already read the brief before any creatives he/she has already got ideas that they may want to go with before you’ve managed to even had your first thought. Do you take their ideas into account and stick to that ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/10/02/my-cd-has-solved-the-creative-brief-before-he-even-gives-it-to-me-help/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/09/06/do-agencies-drug-test-before-hiring-if-thats-the-case-well-uh/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/09/06/do-agencies-drug-test-before-hiring-if-thats-the-case-well-uh/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:23:46 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2536
Hi Jancy, I had a question as whether ad agencies drug test. I really don’t mean to sound like a weirdo but I consider myself an open-minded person and assumed it was accepted in the industry. I just got a job offer on the account side with DDB (an Omnicom company) and I’m a little worried because I read somewhere on ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/09/06/do-agencies-drug-test-before-hiring-if-thats-the-case-well-uh/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/29/will-not-finishing-ad-school-hurt-my-chances-to-work-in-the-us/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/29/will-not-finishing-ad-school-hurt-my-chances-to-work-in-the-us/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:22:00 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2534
Hey Jancy, I’m currently interning in Canada as an art director. I have 1 more year of school, but am hearing mixed advice. Some are telling me to go back to school, especially if I one day want to work in the US. They say degrees make it easier to get a VISA and Degrees are much more important in the ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/29/will-not-finishing-ad-school-hurt-my-chances-to-work-in-the-us/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/28/im-not-getting-the-mentorship-i-need-nor-the-money-i-deserve-help/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/28/im-not-getting-the-mentorship-i-need-nor-the-money-i-deserve-help/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:00:21 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2532
Dear Jancy, I am a planner at a digital shop and have been at the agency for a little over two years. My role was very small when I started, with no mentorship or guidance. I wasn’t happy and changed things by taking initiative, talked to account/creative folks and immersed myself fully in projects. Some of the work I was part ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/28/im-not-getting-the-mentorship-i-need-nor-the-money-i-deserve-help/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/24/what-should-i-charge-for-a-project/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/24/what-should-i-charge-for-a-project/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:13:06 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2531
Hi Jancy, I recently made an acquaintance with someone who has a business and I shared some print ad ideas with them and they were amazed at the concepts I came up with. They want me to write their company bio and their/her profile. I have no idea what I should charge for something like this. Is there are going rate ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/24/what-should-i-charge-for-a-project/feed/ 0 http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/23/the-client-is-killing-us-with-mediocrity-how-do-we-get-off-of-the-account/ http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/23/the-client-is-killing-us-with-mediocrity-how-do-we-get-off-of-the-account/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:48:15 +0000 Ignacio Oreamuno http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/?p=2529
Dear Jancy, So, we work at a medium sized, decent agency. Great people. Okay clients. Been working on one particular client for almost a year now. In that time, some things have worried me to the point we feel like asking to be off of the account. Blatant disrespect, rewriting our ideas, not understanding things a CMO should know (Pinterest, Twitter) ...]]> http://ihaveanidea.org/askjancy/2012/08/23/the-client-is-killing-us-with-mediocrity-how-do-we-get-off-of-the-account/feed/ 0