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derek walker

@dereklwalker

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I'm chief instigator, janitor, secretary and mailroom person for brown and browner advertising.

Columbia, SC
Joined February 2009
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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As bad as it is that many business leaders believe that A.I. can make employees redundant or obsolete, what's really depressing is employees believe this too. If people don't think they bring something special or unique to their job, why should anyone else?.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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You will never regret building/creating that crazy idea that no one else can see. This does not mean it will be easy or fun, or that it will even work. Sometimes the act of creating it is the victory. Lord, I wish I had understood this when I was younger.
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@grok
Grok
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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"So many businesses aren't pushing to do anything beyond the status quo." @fanatikpro.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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I may not be as much of an egotistical butthole, as folks think. Naw, I am. "This is really good. Not what I expected it was going to be. Love it man. I was expecting more of your life stories," a friend on the 1st chapter of my book. I feel a kind of way about his comment.😂.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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The process of writing this book is beating me like I'm a piñata at a fat kid's birthday party. Trying to write a book is a humbling experience for me. How people punch out book after book amazes me. And yet, I am having so much fun. It feels great to be uncomfortable.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
8 days
This is another jewel from a friend. Becoming your best self is a gift to yourself.
@PietrasThomas
Thomas Pietras
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@dereklwalker Agreed, DW. Applies to pretty much any thing. Always someone faster, smarter, better looking, etc. We should not get cocky nor should we be envious. The path to peace is to just be our best selves.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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"Creativity is an unfair advantage. Take that advantage or watch someone beat you to it." - @johnnieego . Some of y'all say the most amazing things.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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We are all equal as human beings. We are not all equal as creative beings. There is always someone more creative. Always.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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Creativity does not give one flying copulation how big the agency is you work for, or the client for that matter. Creativity is going to be creative where, when and with whoever it wants. It can't be rushed or measured or metered. Creativity is not concerned with being fair.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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It is easy to see why so much advertising struggles. Marketing and advertising people do not know how to persuade people. Persuasion is an art form.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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One does not win over people with the same old argument. A person or brand's logic and/or intelligence are not enough. If anyone intends to change people's minds the message needs to be different - it needs to be creative. It has to speak to them, their humanity.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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If you're going to jump on the American Eagle bashing bandwagon, you need to find a interesting way to cut through the clutter - clients aren't listening.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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RT @janthonylong: The year this poor victim of discrimination was accepted at UC Davis (2008), this was the ethnic breakdown of the freshma….
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Even as the University of California, Davis, boosts from last year the number of high school students admitted for freshman studies for fall 2008, admission continues to become more competitive. UC...
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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A huge hat tip to @kfc!. I really don't give a flying copulation what others think - this is some of the best work going. It is almost like someone at KFC grew a set!😂🤣. Naysayers, read the comments.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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It was painful watching @johnnieego pretending to season his food🤣 but the conversation around marketing and advertising is stellar. The point of embracing being distinct is huge.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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I am a huge fan of @cramerkrasselt because of things like this. Right now, what agencies are going hard on internships like this? They are one of the largest and oldest independent agencies for a reason. If you don't know them, then you should.
@cramerkrasselt
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It’s #NationalInternDay and, friends, our interns are killing it this summer. They’re in meetings, running their own research, holding interviews, soaking up the culture of our interconnected teams and exploring every nook of Chicago.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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Tell me again how DEI is the problem because we are past racism?. This happened barely 2 miles from my home. This is going into a gated community.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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An idea and a plan are two different things.
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@dereklwalker
derek walker
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"Wednesday is my last meeting. I'm gonna bring you a big jar of Vaseline, because you about to copulate (he didn't use that word) yourself," the response from one business owner to another owner who is taking on a project for "opportunity.". I have a new hero.
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