Lost a big account . . .
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- timeless0
thx again qbn
- hektor9110
make sure your grammar is impecable next time.
- Almost everything went better than expected.ETM
- Also that your spelling is "impeccable", too.mikotondria3
- OP310
- timeless0
not fired, not dead . . . far from it actually
it was great - and we've met again on the same topic this week
i know it sounds super cheesy but I feel like a claritin commercial - like a haze has been lifted and I've never felt more alive, never had as much confidence in my position, and my work - that I have at this moment (and apparently more focus too 'cause i've been visiting QBN less, my apologies to the gif thread). cheesy, once again, but: "It's only when we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."
- i_monk0
He's dead!
- mekk0
yeah how was it?
- ORAZAL0
Have you been fired yet?
- dMullins0
He could be taking the account loss really hard, and is looking to get back some positive spirits in his department. This could go either way though. Either he's testing his blood circle, or trying to better understand his team so he can improve it.
- testing his blood circle is possibly the scariest and funniest phrase i've heard in agesexador1
- arthur0
What would Steve do?
- 23kon0
- hahahajohnny_wobble
- it's "scape goat".
Not escape.mikotondria3 - hahatymeframe
- See OMG's post above. Thats what this was reference to.23kon
- CALLES0
indeed. Shit trickles down Not up
- bulletfactory0
I'm hoping this all stems from you banging the client's wife.
Please tell me this is the case.As stated above, clients leave for a hundred different reasons, and may not even be telling you the real reason.
I've seen clients leave from cost saving perspective, internal creative team growth, agency mismanagement (ie: lost one of their partners and it just became a clusterfuck), to just outgrowing the capabilities of the agency.
I don't know your internal structure or your exact position, but your director should be intimately familiar with why the client left, or they are doing a piss-poor job. A client leaving is more the directors fault than designer; as they outline the direction, the concept drives the problem solving.
- i_monk0
Blame rolls downhill, but responsibility rises to the top. Ask your director why he lost the account.
- toodee0
I'd respond to his question in the form of interpretive dance.
- ORAZAL0
You still haven't told us what you did to lose the client.
- CALLES0
soiunds like you guys have kissed his ass enough and he is ordering in a big kiss ass session
- Nicelydrawn0
I would stay positive and professional. Obviously remain regretful for the loss, but show you won't be brought down by it.
As far as design goes, I would keep it very high-level. I wouldn't worry about getting down to too many specific details and dwell on style. I would use it as an opportunity to define your philosophy on design.
I for one believe design, at its root, is problem solving. Show you know how to take ego out of the equation and can deliver solid thinking on an issue and provide viable and clever solutions. Creativity is a key ingredient to good design, but so is strong analytical thinking, research, empathy, foresight, and intuition.
From there, you could show a few examples of great design and talk about why it is great - beyond the "it looks great". How does it solve the problem? Show a couple examples of your designs and how they solved a problem effectively.
Just my 2ยข. Take it or leave it, but I think it is an opportunity to show your boss that you can look at the big picture and the little picture as one. Good luck.
- dont be too regretful. clients come and go. some clients like to change agencies to keep things fresh23kon
- 20020
lose of big account = people getting laid off.
- omg0
I've seen a couple of cases where an escape goat had to be chosen. You might have to take one for the team. Bring your lawyer!
- LOL @ Escape Goat. Sounds like a Meme to me.spendogg
- haha spendogg, definitely a meme there.johnny_wobble
- It's a biblical reference, I believe.mikotondria3
- LOLJaline
- spendogg0
Is everyone else being asked to do the same proposal? I am assuming you are not the only designer on the team. It seems like a total wank move by the director. But if you must keep it high level, like "design direction should be determined by a solid creative brief based on the client's goals, but always be grounded in a solid concept supported by flawless execution (typography, photography, grids, illustration, and passion)