Recently I attended a San Diego Ad Club event called “Mingle Bells.” This was not the first event I’ve attended that the Ad Club has put on and this is not the first time I’ve been to one with out encountering any other “creatives.”
What’s the deal?

We can’t be the only shop in town that sends people to these things. We went to see Alex Bogusky speak at USD this summer and Jeff Goodby this fall and really the only people there were advertising students and voice talent.

Let me just put it this way… there was nobody there who made me fear losing my job except for maybe the free Moltsons and the possibility of me asking an absurd question like, “Why did you give us free drinks for an hour and lock us in this room without beverages for 2?”

Anyway, back to Mingle Bells and its lameity; I suppose I was under the impression that I was going to finally walk into an ad event and meet some other creatives. This is important – it’s like seeing basketball players chum it up before the game. It’s nice to know what the happenings are around town in the world of advertising. This is normal. It happens all over the place. Usually when any kind of ad event is thrown creative people show up. I just moved here from Minneapolis where that happens. A lot.

I guess I sound like I’m complaining about the events that the Ad Club throws for its advertising community… When really I’m complaining about the community the Ad Club is trying to throw parties for. So I would like to thank the Ad Club for all of their efforts and as a creative agency we’ll be sure to show up to support the cause.
San Diego; I’m calling you out. Next time an ad event is thrown, you can guarantee Bailey Gardiner will be there rocking out! Here’s a little taste of what goes on when BG shows up to the party.

When will you represent?

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