What a great article, Phil. In the late 80s, I was an account handler at BBH's biggest rival, GGT, working under the brilliant but bonkers Dave Trott. When I moved from Leo Burnett, I chose GGT over BBH. However, it sounds like things wouldn't have been very different. I relate so much to what you write here. Being the poor bastard who got shot by both sides, client and agency, was one of the things that drove me out of account management. That said, I do think of GGT as the place where I learnt pretty much everything I know about what makes good advertising. I suspect you may feel the same about BBH.
What a great article, Phil. In the late 80s, I was an account handler at BBH's biggest rival, GGT, working under the brilliant but bonkers Dave Trott. When I moved from Leo Burnett, I chose GGT over BBH. However, it sounds like things wouldn't have been very different. I relate so much to what you write here. Being the poor bastard who got shot by both sides, client and agency, was one of the things that drove me out of account management. That said, I do think of GGT as the place where I learnt pretty much everything I know about what makes good advertising. I suspect you may feel the same about BBH.