Tough S#!t

I’ve thought in my time, I sure enjoy the art of making a deal. I mean, who doesn’t. The art of making a deal is something that is done constantly in this industry. Whether it’s negotiating a new budget for a campaign or working with people in order to gain growth as an individual or a business. ‘Sealing that deal’ is something we all love to do.  My most recent experience in making a deal involves nothing related to the industry, however does correlate pretty well.

The scenario involves two 50 pound porkers ready for the celebration of our great Nation’s birthday. Now everything had to been arranged; a farm off the beaten path had the pigs, the “house” was ready to clean ‘em and Lou had all the ingredients needed to bbq these tasty slabs of meat. There was, however, one small detail that was forgotten throughout the entire deal. The transportation of the 100lbs of meat, alive! Yes, Colorado law requires these elegant creatures to arrive at the butcher block alive and well. This is where I come in to play in the deal.

Now any other instance of this there would have been a trailer set up, or even a small truck involved. Not for the GetAds crew. That’s just not how we do things here. We work hard for our deals! Since I was the one who initiated this specific deal, I had to see it all the way through, through thick and thin (as they say), I loaded the two beasts into the back of my poor little jeep. The ride started out just fine, I’m thinking to myself this isn’t so bad. But then, what’s that smell? Of everything that’s holy! What is that SMELL!? Surely you would have thought this to be a dirty job I thought. But never in my wildest imagination did I ever think to encounter such a stink. As I turn to the back of my jeep to see what’s going on I noticed, not only had they used my back as an outhouse, but they were kicking it around trying to keep traction while I swerved through turns.

I got in a little over my head when I took this job. But that’s how we do it at GetAds, through thick and thin. 30 minutes of transportation with the most horrible smell I’ve experienced and we’ve finally arrived. After dropping them off, and finishing their favorite and last song of the day Stairway to Heaven (fittingly), I had the pleasure of cleaning out the jeep. Another enduring task of basically throwing away everything that was in or around the animals. And if the carwash people were smart, burning everything including the bucket full of pig shit covered items left behind was in order. I think the smell has stained me and my jeep for a long time; I still have little sniffs of it here and there.

The point of my story is that we remember the art of making the deal is not always a pleasurable one. Sometimes the process of the art is rather shitty, can really test your boundaries, and sometimes be a little unpleasant. But with effort, persistence, dealing with some shit, and staying true to your word, the art of making a deal is all worth it in the end. Those pigs smelled like shit but charbroiled, turned, and seasoned, they will taste soooo good!  That’s how we do it at Getads!