This one comes from Nebraska agency SKAR. Greg Ahrens, a partner at SKAR, recently said his main concern for the agency as growing the shop’s business. Okay, so now we know who you are, but is taking a stab at Alex Bogusky going to help you land a client or two? Probably not.
I agree with The Dude. The creative on their site is laughable - even for Nebraska. Does this guy even know Alex? I do. He’s a great guy. He’ll probably get a good laugh out of this.
I thought we all learned back in 7th grade that when you belittle someone else it only makes you look like an insecure loser. What a lot of people don’t know is that Bogusky is not only brilliantly talented, he’s a really nice person.
I do enjoy that he missed updating with Alex’s rocking new lid — and the fact that Alex does do some work now & again — unlike say… Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel — who is the dictionary definition of an “awards judge whore.” (Droga could be classified that way as well) Any others?
tuttsel is one of the most ineffectual CCO’s there is. while burnett has lost tens of millions of dollars in income–not billings, income–during his tenure, he jets from country to country deciding which fake ad from singapore should be awarded best of show. and all the highly-priced talent he hired in Chicago to supposedly change the place has either left or been fired. the fact is, he just was in New Zealand judging the andy’s. the fucking andy’s? the guy probably can’t pass a little league field where trophies are being given out without stopping his car and looking for someone to schmooze.
Let’s not be too quick to judge… I mean did you guys see the Forkables print ad? I mean they really nailed it. It’s not like we all hit homeruns every time out.
“The creative on their site is laughable - even for Nebraska.”
I dont work for this place, but I do work in Nebraska… and I will guaran-f*cking-tee that you don’t have the balls to put up your work. If you do, I can also guarantee that the shop I work for in NEBRASKA pwns your work.
I’ve lived and worked in a lot of other places besides Nebraska… you’d be surprised at how wrong your dumbass stereotype is.
I’m the actor who played the “second” duck in that crappy shooting gallery health spot on their site. All I can say is, on the set, we thought this clown was one long trombone note. Waw, waw, waw, waaaaaaaaaaa.
Geez. Let me preface this whole discussion… This video was a spoof presented as part of the Nebraska Addy’s Award Show, sandwiched between other videos that poked fun at other ad industry archetypes, such as clients whose core values are ‘quality, service, and commitment.’
To me, and judging by the reaction of most of those in attendance, this video was a well-intentioned spoof of one of the most recognizable and successful figures in our industry - perfect for an audience of ad types.
It’s a spoof-that’s it. Whether or not it’s even funny or if SKAR’s work sucks is irrelevant IMO. It’s entertainment presented for entertainment’s sake, not to bring the ‘competition’ down (I’m sure the largest client SKAR could ever have is a shit stain on CP+B’s drawers, so I use the term ‘competition’ loosely). Bottom line, if people aren’t allowed to ’spoof’ people who are more talented or more visible than they are, then why don’t we just kick the entire YouTube generation in the nuts while we’re at it.
“Spoofs” only work if they are based on truth — that’s what makes them funny. This isn’t funny because it’s not only NOT based on truth, but is actually mean and comes off as jealousy. AgencySpy is also an audience of ad types, but it seems to have bombed here (although I’m sure it was hilarious to those who created it.) Uh, yeah.
I guess it’s a POV issue here. I didn’t feel it was mean, especially given the context of the night. Remember - in advertising you have to consider the audience. This was meant more for a night of award show revelry versus presentation in the vacuum that is YouTube, or an ill-informed blog entry in AgencySpy.
Alex is just an unfortunate victim of being arguably the highest profile name in the ad biz today. That alone opens him up for pokage. You can call it bein’ a hater, I call it a potentially mis-aimed spoof that was understood as just that when it aired.
March 24, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Wow.
March 24, 2008 at 4:57 pm
If you’re going to make a statement like that, make sure you have the work on your site to back it up. Yikes! Jealous much?
March 24, 2008 at 5:08 pm
HOT!!
March 24, 2008 at 5:11 pm
can you say “cringeworthy”? and clients are gonna trust this dude manage their brand? maybe in nebraska…
March 24, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Thing is, this guy seems like more of a pompous douche than Bogusky could ever be. The hair flip was a dead giveaway.
March 24, 2008 at 6:09 pm
this shits priceless…what a laugh!
March 24, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Someone’s been skipping their Mind Kick.
March 24, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I agree with The Dude. The creative on their site is laughable - even for Nebraska. Does this guy even know Alex? I do. He’s a great guy. He’ll probably get a good laugh out of this.
March 24, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I thought we all learned back in 7th grade that when you belittle someone else it only makes you look like an insecure loser. What a lot of people don’t know is that Bogusky is not only brilliantly talented, he’s a really nice person.
March 24, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I just checked out SKAR’s work, and threw up a little in my mouth.
March 24, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I do enjoy that he missed updating with Alex’s rocking new lid — and the fact that Alex does do some work now & again — unlike say… Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel — who is the dictionary definition of an “awards judge whore.” (Droga could be classified that way as well) Any others?
March 24, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Get relevant and get a clue before you start making assumptions about agencies that don’t even know you exist.
March 24, 2008 at 10:00 pm
tuttsel is one of the most ineffectual CCO’s there is. while burnett has lost tens of millions of dollars in income–not billings, income–during his tenure, he jets from country to country deciding which fake ad from singapore should be awarded best of show. and all the highly-priced talent he hired in Chicago to supposedly change the place has either left or been fired. the fact is, he just was in New Zealand judging the andy’s. the fucking andy’s? the guy probably can’t pass a little league field where trophies are being given out without stopping his car and looking for someone to schmooze.
March 24, 2008 at 11:17 pm
This guy blows.
March 25, 2008 at 12:45 am
We should all send emails to this Greg Ahrens guy at SKAR and let him know how much we like their work!!!!! Frickin’ awesome man!
March 25, 2008 at 2:21 am
I think he’s handsome.
March 25, 2008 at 2:33 am
Let’s not be too quick to judge… I mean did you guys see the Forkables print ad? I mean they really nailed it. It’s not like we all hit homeruns every time out.
March 25, 2008 at 2:46 am
5 dollars says this guy drives a Corvette.
March 25, 2008 at 5:10 am
ha, I had a great time watching this video.
not even gonna look at his site though.
March 25, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Who’s this Bogusky? Let’s give him a call instead.
March 25, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Whats with all the Nebraska disses?
“The creative on their site is laughable - even for Nebraska.”
I dont work for this place, but I do work in Nebraska… and I will guaran-f*cking-tee that you don’t have the balls to put up your work. If you do, I can also guarantee that the shop I work for in NEBRASKA pwns your work.
I’ve lived and worked in a lot of other places besides Nebraska… you’d be surprised at how wrong your dumbass stereotype is.
In your face, bizzo.
March 25, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I’m the actor who played the “second” duck in that crappy shooting gallery health spot on their site. All I can say is, on the set, we thought this clown was one long trombone note. Waw, waw, waw, waaaaaaaaaaa.
March 25, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Sure, we may all not hit homeruns every time.
But we also don’t make lame ass videos dissing other people who are obviously much more talented than we are either.
March 25, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Poor SKAR. Karma’s a bitch.
March 25, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Geez. Let me preface this whole discussion… This video was a spoof presented as part of the Nebraska Addy’s Award Show, sandwiched between other videos that poked fun at other ad industry archetypes, such as clients whose core values are ‘quality, service, and commitment.’
To me, and judging by the reaction of most of those in attendance, this video was a well-intentioned spoof of one of the most recognizable and successful figures in our industry - perfect for an audience of ad types.
It’s a spoof-that’s it. Whether or not it’s even funny or if SKAR’s work sucks is irrelevant IMO. It’s entertainment presented for entertainment’s sake, not to bring the ‘competition’ down (I’m sure the largest client SKAR could ever have is a shit stain on CP+B’s drawers, so I use the term ‘competition’ loosely). Bottom line, if people aren’t allowed to ’spoof’ people who are more talented or more visible than they are, then why don’t we just kick the entire YouTube generation in the nuts while we’re at it.
Alright, off the soap box…
March 25, 2008 at 6:30 pm
“Spoofs” only work if they are based on truth — that’s what makes them funny. This isn’t funny because it’s not only NOT based on truth, but is actually mean and comes off as jealousy. AgencySpy is also an audience of ad types, but it seems to have bombed here (although I’m sure it was hilarious to those who created it.) Uh, yeah.
March 25, 2008 at 7:25 pm
I like turtles.
March 25, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I guess it’s a POV issue here. I didn’t feel it was mean, especially given the context of the night. Remember - in advertising you have to consider the audience. This was meant more for a night of award show revelry versus presentation in the vacuum that is YouTube, or an ill-informed blog entry in AgencySpy.
Alex is just an unfortunate victim of being arguably the highest profile name in the ad biz today. That alone opens him up for pokage. You can call it bein’ a hater, I call it a potentially mis-aimed spoof that was understood as just that when it aired.
March 26, 2008 at 12:29 am
We <3 you, Tommy.
March 26, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I just wanna know what this guy was doing at an award show?