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The concept is simple : a CMO auditions agencies like actors. Each one gets dismissed with the same flat « Thank you » : a running gag that builds with every rejection, calibrated in intensity from resignation to quiet despair. The humor comes from contrast, not exaggeration. Everyone plays it completely straight.
The visual approach is cinematic and grounded, tight close-ups on faces, over-the-shoulder exchanges. No corporate polish, no feature dumps. Just a situation every CMO has lived, played with precision.
Anthum enters last. No pitch deck. No timeline. Just a phone. The same « Thank you » that condemned every agency before becomes, for the first time, genuine relief.
The concept is simple : a CMO auditions agencies like actors. Each one gets dismissed with the same flat « Thank you » : a running gag that builds with every rejection, calibrated in intensity from resignation to quiet despair. The humor comes from contrast, not exaggeration. Everyone plays it completely straight.
The visual approach is cinematic and grounded, tight close-ups on faces, over-the-shoulder exchanges. No corporate polish, no feature dumps. Just a situation every CMO has lived, played with precision.
Anthum enters last. No pitch deck. No timeline. Just a phone. The same « Thank you » that condemned every agency before becomes, for the first time, genuine relief.
