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and notes at the bottom. This step also means good practice for your
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(In
John Martin’s office)
JOHN
OK, Sally.
I'm ready to see the applicants for the new job. Let's have the first
one in. Who is it?
Now, let
me explain the job. We plan to increase our advertising quite
considerably. At the present moment a firm of advertising agents handles
our
account, but we haven't been too
pleased with results lately and we may give our account to another
agency.
You'd be
responsible to me for all advertising and to Mr. Grant for public
relations. You would brief the agency, whoever it is, on the kind of
advertising campaign we want. You would also be responsible for getting
our
leaflets, brochures
and catalogues designed.
WINDSMORE
I presume
you advertise in the national Press as well as the trade Press?
JOHN
Yes, we
do.
WINDSMORE
Have you
thought about advertising on television?
JOHN
We don't
think it's a suitable medium for us. And it's much too expensive.
WINDSMORE
I can
just imagine a scene with a typist sitting on an old‑fashioned typing
chair, her back aching, exhausted... then we show her in one of your
chairs, her back properly supported, feeling full of energy, typing
twice as quickly...
JOHN
Before
you get carried away with
your
little scene, Mr. Windsmore, I regret to have to tell you again that we
are not planning to go into television.
WINDSMORE
That's a
shame! I've been doing a lot of television work lately and it interests
me enormously.
JOHN
Then I
really don't think that this is quite the right job for you here, Mr.
Windsmore...
(He
leaves)
JOHN
Sally,
who's next?
SALLY
There are
two more. The rest are coming
tomorrow. Er... one is a woman.
JOHN
What!
Really? There weren't any women applicants.
SALLY
Yes. It's
J. P. Harvey. The “J” is for Joanna.
JOHN
Miss or
Mrs.?
SALLY
Miss.
JOHN
Where's
her letter of application? I can't find it. Has she had any experience?
I wonder why I
pickedherout for an interview.
SALLY
Here's
her letter.
JOHN
Thanks.
Yes, she signs the letter J. P. Harvey. Hmm, let's see. Did I make a
mistake? I can't think a woman would be likely to have the right
qualifications...
SALLY
Why not,
Mr. Martin? The letter says that she's been an
account executive
for a year...
I joined
a training scheme
run by the Palmer & Vincent Agency
and stayed with them for a year.
JOHN
That was
before you moved to your present agency?
JOANNA
That's
right. And I've worked with them for the past three years. Last year I
became an account executive.
JOHN
What
exactly is your work at the moment?
JOANNA
Well, I
handle quite a number of accounts. I plan the advertising campaign,
co‑ordinate the work of the
visualiser, the copywriter, artists
and
typographers. I discuss the
layout with the clients, check
proofs and, sometimes, have to do the work of the specialists when
there's a crisis, as there usually is.
JOHN
You seem
to have had the right kind of experience. I think you'd do the work
well, but ... well, all the executives are men and... er...
JOANNA
And I
always thought industry was so
go-head and modern!!
No. I was
going to say... If only I can convince our Managing Director. I'll do my
best.
(Later)
PETER
I don't
believe it, John! You mean the old man's really appointed the girl?
Fantastic! How did you manage to persuade him?
JOHN
I didn't,
Peter. She persuaded him herself. He saw the two best candidates, and
the girl got the job. Splendid! I can't wait to meet her. I say, this
firm
is
looking up!!
GLOSSARY & NOTES
to come in
To enter (ingresar, entrar).
account group
A
team of experts in an advertising agency who work together to create and
advertising campaign for the account, which here means the client
(asesores de cuentas publicitarias).
to entail
To involve, to imply
(implicar, involucrar, comprender).
leaflet
A
single sheet of paper, or a few sheets loosely bound together, usually
advertising something or giving information. Less elaborate than a
brochure (folleto pequeño de 2 o 3 caras).
brochure
More
elaborate than a leaflet. A printed booklet giving information on
the company and its products(folleto encuadernado).
to get carried away
with
To be transported
mentally or emotionally by (dejarse llevar por las fantasías o por las proyecciones personales).
to pick out
To choose, to select(elegir, seleccionar, escoger).
account executive
An
executive is a person in a senior position. An account executive
is an advertising term; it means a person in an advertising agency who
looks after the affairs of one particular firm or client (called an
account)(ejecutivo de cuentas publicitarias).
to show in
To ask to go in
(hacer pasar).
to run
To administrate, to
direct, to control (controlar, dirigir, administrar).
visualiser
Someone
whose job it is to invent or visualise an idea for a good advertisement
(mentor publicitario, generador de ideas).
typographer
As
applied to advertising, it means a person who chooses the fonts or type
to make the printing in an advertisement look attractive(tipógrafo).
layout
As
used here it means the arrangement of material in an advertisement, ie.
where the photograph, or drawing, is put in relation to the words
(distribución, planificación).
go-ahead
Ready to embark on bold new ventures
(emprendedoras).
quite high on my list
One of the first on my candidates list
(una de las primeras en mi lista de candidatos).
