Account Managers
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- TheDrago
can be really annoying.
- robotron3k0
remember, YOU work for THEM.
- dougb100120
I thought we were a team...
- TheDrago0
thanks for the reminder
- itsmitch0
You work for the client. Account Managers are useless.
- metal_leg_will0
It's great when they go beyond their job description and offer creative direction.
- TheDrago0
sometimes seem pointless
- TheDrago0
am i wrong to think that they should work for the designer
- not at all.itsmitch
- you are if your talking ad agency. They work for the 'art director' designer just makes shitbabaganush
- TheDrago0
bad enough to try and get through the client, worse when you try to with an account manager.
- robotron3k0
AM = waitress
Design = cook- amenbrandelec
- Nice. I need to reuse this analogy with some clueless coworkers. I'll credit you as author.metal_leg_will
- best metaphor.MSTRPLN
- Gucci0
ohhhhh I feel your fucking pain today, brother.
Account people are the absolute WORST when they're afraid of the client and look to YOU to answer questions about content, grammar and overall direction.
- CALLES0
shpw em your klingon sword
- olli1010
Hands up if your Account Manager feels the need to provide direction on copy and graphics and actually does the work...
- robotron3k0
The question that REALLY needs to be asked in this bad economy:
"Do Ad Agencies really need Account Managers?"
or can we get rid of them and pass the savings on the client.
- That's what small design studios do. It can work out if your client isn't a divaitsmitch
- hog0
Agreed, Project managers don't need to be around either.
- depends. a good PM can mean the world to a designer.anxiousarms
- True, if the PM used to be a designer and doesn't talk out of their ass.hog
- anxiousarms0
i wanna know why account managers are always selling technology that they TOTALLY don't understand. selling shit that can't be done and then tossing it in MY lap to figure out in 3 days.
assholes. just cause they don't know shit about tech... I know how to get clients and manage projects and time, so why can't YOU learn about tech? lazy fuck. go sell some banners.
- attentionspan0
All in this thread has been true so far, although some of them arent all that bad when you get to know them personally and see things from their perspective.
Only issue is alot of them remain ignorant and think everything can be easily solved, i blame the office package for this.
- Andrew_D0
Our account managers are all girls in the mid 20's, they work for the designers here. I've heard at some shops, specifically Organic, accounts runs the fucking show. Which doesn't make sense to most of us.
- it doesn't matter anyway, organic is just a production shop...robotron3k
- attentionspan0
thats an excellent idea that way the client saves on strip joints
- TheDrago0
Just got the "We had a ton of time for this project, why are we just presenting 3 concepts". Hate this whole notion that more time equals more ads/work.