Dude. What’s With The Girl Sitting On Your Lap?
August 3, 2007
One of the things that drives us nuts about the ad industry is that everyone is posturing. What happened to being humble, curious or even just “nice?” Here’s an example provided to us by a tipster. Harry Bernstein (aka Harry Beee) is a Senior Art Director at Berlin Cameron United. He was featured last year in New York Magazine’s Lookbook. And now… Heron Preston, who’s such a cool guy, recently held an interview with Bernstein about his job. While we hear that Harry has done some excellent work on Heineken and some other brands, he also happens to be responsible for that terrible 50Cent commerical for Vitamin Water that had folks other than just us poking holes in the execution. Hey - everyone screws up once in awhile. That’s not what we’re jaw droppingly taking note of.
In this interview, he goes on to talk about his past at Ogilvy, how he loves to hang out and how great it is that securing a global account lets you fly around the world. Here’s a gem of a quote: “You know… you try and cast hot girls.” And then… WTF? Harry has his girlfriend (?) or just a girl (?) sitting on his lap during this entire video. We just can’t take him seriously. No way. Dude has zero humility. You gotta watch it.
Promise. We’ll get back to highlighting some campaigns for the rest of the day, but we just couldn’t let this one pass considering the amount of recent emails/comments we’ve gotten about the state of women in the ad industry. Come on… when women represent just over 50 percent of the US population, but account for 80 percent of US consumer spending you gotta wonder if dudes like this can work on accounts that aren’t male centric. Is it Mad Men all over again?
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August 3, 2007 at 5:53 pm
what a douche.
would love to a piece about women in the industry.
i would say that while it is better than mad men there are still lots of dangerous waters to navigate. generally there aren’t problems for me day to day, but it’s when we all go out for beers or the little videos they make and send around that are alienating.
August 3, 2007 at 10:16 pm
If it makes you all feel any better, this guy’s a joke to his peers. No one takes him seriously- I mean you saw the video-how could you?
And the New York Look Book thing. Straight guys buying Comme Des Garcons coats, calling them “pea coats” and all that.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
August 3, 2007 at 11:07 pm
I’ve already stopped watching MadMen after two eps. I got bored with it. Overhyped as the “best writing”. Ugh!
August 5, 2007 at 7:30 am
what a punkassbitch. way too old to be wearing his hat like dat & talks to hear himself talk. totally expendable, like gaff tape… wonder how long jason gives him?
August 5, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Hey, I’m with Liz… This guy is a triple douche… What’s with the fucking baseball hat on sideways. Isn’t that for ten year old skateboarders? And don’t tell me he didn’t pay the chick a shit load of money to sit next to him. Either that or she has shit for brains… Anyway, he’s at the right place. Andy Berlin is the “Douche of Douches!” And yes, I just hammered the shit out of Mad Men again on AdScam… It is FUCKING AWFUL!!!
Cheers/George
August 6, 2007 at 2:34 pm
C’mon, now. She’s not sitting on his lap. Isn’t she really sitting next to him on the arm of the chair. True enough, though, that it’s weird that whoever she is is sitting (mostly) silently next to him the whole time.
August 6, 2007 at 7:44 pm
I will admit I had never heard of this guy before today. That being said, I wish the sound quality was good enough to hear the friend’s(groupie?)interjections during the course of the “interview”. To me this looks less like something professional and more like something that would be done for friends. What is the girl laughing about that is happening off-camera? Why does she feel compelled to show the new phone while Harry is talking? It’s just weird- and this guy doesn’t tell me anything about what he does that I wouldn’t guess from his job title. The video succeeds in making him look like a grade A douche, as everyone has noted, but otherwise is pretty content-free. Lastly, did anyone notice that Heron doesn’t shake her hand after the interview?
August 14, 2007 at 7:27 pm
these were a series of video interviews i did during my senior year in college. i was not quite sure where i wanted to work after college or what i wanted to do, so i took a peek into the worlds of some diff. people around me, hoping to get a better look into what they did for a living. i wanted to share the videos with my peers (other college students), because most of us were clueless with what we wanted to do after school. so my job, as i saw it, was to inspire and educate my readers. diane pernet is my favorite from this series! i love her.
August 14, 2007 at 8:59 pm
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August 24, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Just when I was making some semblance of peace with the soul-less manner in which I make a living, you show me this douche bag. Let the self-loathing begin. No wonder my dog hates me.
September 7, 2007 at 6:13 pm
yo, i used to work with this fucking douchebag! he gets mad chicks tho, that girl was crazy hot on his chair right? that guy can’f find his way into a heineken keg though, and those robot dance woemn are totally sexist. lol!!!!!!!1!!!!!
September 26, 2007 at 5:24 pm
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February 20, 2008 at 7:26 am
Good ol’ Harry B. Gotta love him.