The ghost of Agency.com's Subway video The fist bump seems eons ago, doesn't it? The infamous Agency.com Subway pitch video (which, sadly/happily, has been removed from YouTube) provided welcome comic relief and was even a useful catalyst for discussing the nature of viral marketing. Eighteen months later, the video is top of mind for some. The anonymous blogger at The Daily (Ad) Biz writes that he got a call from an Agency.com headhunter the other day. His account of the conversation:   HR Lady: I would like to talk to you about a potential position at Agency.com. You are familiar with our agency?   Me: Of course! Who could forget the Subway pitch video you guys did?   HR Lady: We are trying to forget it.   Me: It’s practically scorched into my retina.   HR Lady: So you aren’t interested in the position?   Me: I’m happy where I am, thanks.   The good news for Agency.com is it’s making progress recruiting in more alternative realms. The latest TBWA newsletter (sent in PDF, sorry) says its Omnicom sibling’s Brussels outpost used Second Life to recruit eight staffers. —Posted by Brian Morrissey

March 6, 2008 in Morrissey | Permalink

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Posted by: Anand Chopra-McGowan | Mar 7, 2008 1:02:57 AM

ugh. this story can and should just go away now. i think it's only interesting to a select few folks who get a kick out of bashing agency.com.

it's just not funny anymore, and i question if it ever was funny. i've talked about it with other ad folks who respond with sharp glances that translate to "why the fuck are you talking about?" and "thanks for wasting 10 minutes of my life on the most uninteresting story i've ever heard".

there are probably 6 people at agency.com ny who were around at the time of the video. it's a new place. as one of those folks, i wonder what the fascination is about. it's like criticizing my fashion as a 4-year old in the eighties. that's my mom's bad.

Posted by: jared | Mar 7, 2008 6:13:40 AM

Down? That's shit is everywhere! Lol. If I remember correctly, it taught all of us some valuable lessons on what viral is and can be.

BTW, there are actually people still at Agency.com, Jared? What do they do?
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=going+to+work+for+subway&sitesearch=

Posted by: tank | Mar 7, 2008 8:48:57 AM

@Jared

To be honest you sound like you're trying a little to hard to put this in the past. August '06 isn't exactly a decade ago, it's still pretty fresh in peoples memories...

Posted by: LTO | Mar 7, 2008 9:59:48 AM

august '06 should be long enough ago that the video isn't eligible for the 2008 sxsw suxorz awards though, no?

http://www.ianschafer.com/2008/03/08/from-sxsw-the-suxorz-the-worst-of-the-worst-social-marketing/

the video is really terrible. we get it. it just doesn't seem very timely ... or representative of the agency. only one person in the video still works at the agency.

anyways, i'll stop fighting it. i'm just stoking the fire. go ahead. have a laugh... at a tired joke.

Posted by: jared | Mar 8, 2008 6:26:24 PM

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