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Apparently 20 billion neurons ain't enough (Senior Planning Talent Wanted)
Started Aug. 31, 2007
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- Hometown:
- New Delhi
- Where do you work?
- Young & Rubicam New York
- About Me:
- I'm a planner by a winding route: creative director, marketing director, branch head and now this.
Worked in India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the US.
Love Peet's Coffee and Manhattan Beach. And now, Manhattan. Specifically the parks.
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Clearly Twenty Billion Neurons Don't Really Cut It
It's hard running a planning department for a luxury automotive marque.
I know. Your heart rends.
But there are just two of us and its a big piece of business.
OK, its not as hard as peace in the Middle East, but I have less people on the job.
So if you're looking for a senior planning role on a brand that's making some waves (albeit not as much as Hamas and Ehud Barak), please write to me. It's less life-threatening than living on the Gaza Strip (slightly) and if you like figuring out the dimen… Continue
I know. Your heart rends.
But there are just two of us and its a big piece of business.
OK, its not as hard as peace in the Middle East, but I have less people on the job.
So if you're looking for a senior planning role on a brand that's making some waves (albeit not as much as Hamas and Ehud Barak), please write to me. It's less life-threatening than living on the Gaza Strip (slightly) and if you like figuring out the dimen… Continue
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I have been told that the advertising industry is going through a rough time over there.
How is the situation at TBWA\Chiat\Day?
I am currently working at M&C Saatchi, Kuala Lumpur and looking for opportunities in the States.
Kind Regards,
Jacob Barry
I interned at Tequila last year in the TBWA\Chiat building and then at McCann in West LA. I'm really interested in a junior planning job but I know open positions are hard to come by. Do you have any advice? I would love to work back at Chiat again.
iwould like to ow some more about this....
I drink Tee ...
I work on the Infiniti brand mainly, along with strategy projects for Nissan.
Used to work on Mars - Pedigree.
Have a gr8 X'mas & New Yr!
Say hi to Manish - I haven't written to him in a while.
Were you in Mumbai while in India?
Anyways, POKE is the digital arm/ sister agency of MOTHER London/ New York. POKE was started in London and they just opened their Ny office in April.
www.pokenewyork.com
how was it like working in India> it seems a very exciting time to be there right now. how does it compare to here?
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