We mentioned the creation of Agency Nil recently. And some of you may have heard of Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s latest effort, where they auctioned the services of 40 of their interns for 3 months, via eBay. The winning bid, by Brammo, if anyone is wondering, was $17,655!
Agency Nil has now challenged CP+B, as well as all the losing bidders of the auction. They will complete a project in the same period of time for half the price, i.e $8,827.50, with a caveat that says that if the person who accepts the deal feels the final output is worth more [...]

An interesting new agency has just launched, that true to the times we live in, hopes to channelize the skills of experienced but laid-off talents from the advertising industry, as well as that of graduate students from advertising programs – people who just can’t seem to lay their hands on that elusive job, even though most of them are probably extremely talented. Their logic is simple: advertising agencies are willing to spend a lot to hire freelance staff but can’t afford to hire people for full-time positions. So Agency Nil will do the work that agencies hire them for, on [...]