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So there!

July 22nd, 2005 by Megan

What should one do when they have gone to school for 4 (sometimes more!) years at an outstanding university…studied countless hours…and finally have their degree…a Public Relations degree!…resting in their hot little hand.

Your first real job. Your first real assignment. The resident CPA asks you to design an ad. “No problem! Right up my alley!”

After spending countless hours brainstorming and creating, you now have in your hot little hand your ticket. Your ticket to success! Your ticket to fame!

Turns out…it’s your ticket back to your office because your ad is “confusing” to the CPA…when clearly it is brilliant (if you dont say so yourself) and beautiful…..

I can hear you now! “Get over it! Move on! That’s life! Brace yourself girl…..you’ve got somethin’ coming!”

Okay, well — blowing my cover — the jig is up. This is a true story. About me.
Here’s my question….

Should I have explained the ad to the CPA or just cashed in my ticket back to my office to re-brainstorm, re-create, and re-evaluate my education?

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One Response to 'So there!'

  1. Jeremy Pepper Says:
    July 22nd, 2005 at 11:10 pm

    Well, it was a CPA. We’re not talking the most creative industry in the world.

    If you need to explain the ad, though, it might not work for a general audience. Go back, rethink, and re-strategize.

    The client is usually right, even when they are wrong. Do something less creative, a little bit drier, and the CPA might bite.

    And, I’m sure it was wonderful.

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