How do CADCAM designers work?

I'm working on a spec advertising campaign for a SolidworksVAR, and I'm interested in how designers work.

In the advertising world art directors/designers often competeagainst teams from the same company to produce work, does thishappen in product design companies?

Again in the advertising world, companies will get 2 or 3 agenciesto pitch for their work (unpaid mainly) does this happen in productdesign companies?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Brian.

Whisper Creative Consultancy
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