Enjoy this 165-word “Micro-Interview” by copywriter and creative director, Cameron Day:
Thanks, Cameron.
Let’s get started:
1| "Do you have a work routine?”
I love mornings. I get up early and try to knock off by late afternoon. I'm not a procrastinator.
2| "What do you wish you'd known about your work when you first started?”
I had a big advantage. I had really solid advice. I wish I had listened more.
3| “What did your biggest professional failure teach you?”
Not to trust agency founders. To manage your own career and be
4| “Has anything helped you shorten your craft's learning curve?”
Being disciplined. Not bitch-bonding. going home when the work is done. Enjoying life.
5| “Do you have a book recommendation?”
So many great reads. I hope advertising people will read my Advertising Survival Guide trilogy.
Stage One: Chew With Your Mind Open
Stage Two: Spittin' Chiclets
Stage Three: Sticks & Stones (launching End of this Year)
6| “Any parting piece of advice?”
Tenacity is more important than talent. You're only as good as your last ad. Do the work.