Chicago Advertising

Anyone got the scoop on what BarkleyOKRP lost to have such a massive layoff? They lose BK? My entire Li feed is full of people affected announcements.

Here’s an interesting topic: Agencies that have 50%+ of their employees working remotely (from their homes) while the other 50% work in the HQ office where the owners take daily attendance, chastise e...

How is it being a creative at the in-house agencies in Chicago these days? The Kitchen, Whirlpool, PepsiCo, etc.

Is being a creative at a big ad holding company nowadays basically believing the collective delusion that creativity can still save big brands, while we work our asses off trying to empty the Titanic ...

What’s the vibe at VML right now?

How much do people rely on Glassdoor reviews theses days? When I come across reviews like the one below (Empower Media), it makes me thankful we have resources like this to rely on rather than the bog...

Who else is dry-heaving reading all the LinkedIn posts from people in Cannes desperately trying to justify the fact their company is paying $15K for them to enjoy a week vacation in France?? 😂

Hey friends, I’m going to be relocating to Chicago in about a month. I’m currently a freelancer with some remote clients in the coasts, but would like to expand my network to hopefully get local work...

FINN Partners? Anyone know anything about them?

Are any brands in 2026 still overlooking the buying power of women and treating them like a “niche audience” as suggested below? This seems more like a pre-1980’s issue but curious what everyone else ...

Is Epsilon actually hiring? How many times are they gonna post that campaign analyst position???

Like the Pentagon Pizza Index, but for ad agency pitches. Why? Because it’s dumb, I guess. pitchpizzatracker.com

Any creatives that have applied for and gotten their O1B visa? How did you get the second offer letter?

Did anyone actually get the copywriter job at Wintrust? I applied and interviewed months ago and it’s still posted on LinkedIn.

Does anyone have experience working at OLIVER Chicago? How is the experience?

Who is enjoying their job right now? If you responded yes, what do you like about it?

PLEASE do your due diligence and check out the Empower Glassdoor reviews (not the fake ones) before responding to this….

Thoughts on BBDO Chicago?

Lots of new info on the new enhanced Illinois Commercial Film Tax Credit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aicp-midwest-presents-the-40-frontier-tickets-1988641013805?aff=ebdsshios&sg=1c25a1832c0e2245d15774064b99229bfc27369b3165050fdff2a35...

Just Curious, anyone know about the Weber CD role I feel like this has been up for year+. Is it even real or high turn over?