Yearning to Pee

After the lackluster, and business, of the “new” member of a creative team dies, there is little left. At least today. Today there was a bog presentation. To which I contributed like maybe .000002% of my knowledge, but still, my fingerprint was in fact placed on the presentation. Nonetheless, the presentation is not mine. It is collaborative. And it is not I who must be ready, it is the agency. As for me? I sit. and sit. and. sit. Being that I am new, and temporary, I have no permanent place here. I have no “spot” no corner on which to pee and establish territory. It is therefore I have no long term…. anything! I am a fly-by project involvee. They whistle, and I run. They shout, and scurry. I am like the exclamation point. Not entirely necessary, but when there is need for emphasis, and you want something noticed, I am called to put forth a fresh perspective. In the sentence, “I have no cheese.” I am the one who would be called upon to ask, whats missing? I say, “well, not having cheese, as a statement on its own, with no preceding commentary, seems to be in need of being heard. I believe that one would not randomly comment on such a thing without either being asked, or having strong feelings about it. Thus– the exclamation point.

Please understand, Just being in the sentence is an honor, really. REALLY. I cannot be thankful enough for something like that. But I strive for more. I want to pee in a corner and make it mine. I want to be a “go to” person. I want to hear my name in distant conversations, knowing that I will soon be approached for expertise. I suppose to be approached, one must be an expert in something. Argh. Always with the semantics. It is nice to ahve branding all around for for a change. I fully enjoy having pride for the team on which I play, temporarily or not. The agency who finally brought me in, and gave me a notebook with the company branded name on it. In that small way, I feel like I contribute to something.

Reliability

What do you do with a client who’s leading you on?

As a freelance copywriter, I rely on my clients to have their projects ready for me to work on when either a) contacting me to work b) listing a job with whatever medium they choose. So what does one do when the client is not ready. When you’re right before the part where its time to sign an agreement and the client develops “issues”? You know its nothing to do with you, but it’s holding up your schedule. What is there to do?

In my opinion, its completely natural to become excited with one’s project/ venture. As an idea develops, what else is there but the desire to jump at all aspects of the project. I know for myself that when I get an idea in my head, I want to get in touch with everyone who will play a role in it to make sure they’re ready. However, what about the others involved? What if this is their job? Their money? What if they put aside other project, for you? What happens when your plans change, should you contact the others involved?

yes.

So often, this simple task is forgotten. Others left hanging, not knowing where they stand. So, what does the copywriter do? On one hand, other project requests are coming in and are required to be placed on hold because of a pending project at bay; but on the other hand, how do you tell the client (who will potentially be paying your salary) to use some consideration when planning a project?

Consider and be considerate.