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Can anyone tell me what career achievements I need to satisfy the empty feelings? Asking for a friend

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This is a book for adults in the USA.

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Willing to RTO full time if the holding company medical plan covers the substance.

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what’s anomaly ny like these days?

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Posted 1 hour ago…
No longer accepting applications.

You snooze, you lose.

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What do corporate Americans do with the free time they get from abbreviating and acronymizing everything?

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What would you all consider a good, total net worth at the end of a long career in advertising?

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I need to coach one of my reports (a project manager) on improving their client service: improving communications to them, developing relationships, etc. They've been in house up to now.

Any book,… more

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I have an interview lined up for a Programmatic Manager role at Jellyfish. I'd like to know if anyone here has worked at Jellyfish on any of their Programmatic teams.

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Hello Fishbowl Community!

Reaching out as I was one of the numerous folks laid off at Eversana Intouch the other week. I am a technical PM looking for an AD PM or Sr. PMO role (freelance or full time)… more

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Has anyone worked at We Communications? What are your thoughts and how was your experience?

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Excerpt from Ad Age: "How To Sell Creative Ideas To Risk Averse Clients"

"In some ways, creatives should blame themselves for the over-emphasis on performance marketing because several years ago there w… more

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Can I hear some positive freelance stories 😭😭 I’ve had to move recently and it’s my first time freelancing and I KNOW it’s tough (it’s all over the bowl + LinkedIn) but for my sanity I need to hear … more

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Super bored/nauseated by GenZ (expected) commentary. Five minutes ago it was Millenials against the world. I’m still finishing off my avocado toast.

Not 5 years ago I showed my father a sampling of my interactions with the “o… more

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Has anyone here ever switched departments? I’m in media, but lately I’ve had an urge to make the switch to copywriting. If you’ve had luck making a move, I’d love to hear about it. Not sure where to s… more

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Thoughts and prayers.

At this point it’s all we can give to Mighty Fine, McKay, Brick, BKN, Schifino and all the other Tampa Bay ad and production shops about to see their worlds -literally- turning upside d… more

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Client rejected (CD approved) every line. I’ve written a lot of sharp lines for a mix of clients but this is by far the most demoralizing experience. How do you find the line of giving them what they … more

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Hiya. Looking for some advice. I’m a mid-level copywriter at an agency in Chicago, but I'm itching to make the leap to NYC. I do a mix of branding and campaigns, but I’ve always preferred the camp… more

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Stay Safe Miami Ad Scene.

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I need help, I’ve an interview tomorrow for a role for CRM advertising. Can someone help me understand what could be possible questions.
I’ve worked on CRM campaigns years ago so just want familiarize… more

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For the first time in my career, I got a raise for just being good at my job? I didn’t have to ask. I didn’t have to go through tons of rounds and reviews. No empty promises. I was just pulled into an… more

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Doesn't anyone know of a FREE web based invoice generator and tracker? Mine are done in INDD, not efficient in the least. Would love some insight here. TIA

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What is the proper etiquette in transitioning to client side?
I see an job opening on my client’s parent company that I would be a great fit for, but obviously don’t want to mention to my agnecy until … more

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Anyone have any insight to working at UWG? Considering an interview but horrible reviews on Glassdoor , but I know that’s where people go to vent. FishBowl seems to have a few more stable people 🙃

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Would anyone take a role at General Motors these days?

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Anyone have experience working with a headhunter recently? Would love to hear if it was helpful or not. Thanks!

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Dallas?

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Hey y'all,
Looking for a reference that parodies those bad lawyer ads. Any ideas?

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Tell me about a time you realized you were bad at your job, I’ll go first.

As a junior, I worked for an agency that had a pretty convoluted feedback procedure. We’d batch all of our social deliveries into decks fo… more

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Looking for other examples of spots that are supposed to make you think you're back watching the sports broadcast, but really it's something pre-filmed. Like the opening of the Tubi Interruption, for example.… more

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Anyone in Minneapolis hiring senior level strategy? Looking to make a move, but I have very few contacts in the area.

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What’s with all the creatives leaving Martin?

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Does anyone go to NYC adweek?

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Account leaders: help. I was asked to scope a Program Director for 2025 and client side texting me asking what they even do. (AFAIK nothing). They don’t want to pay for it.

How have you handled interna… more

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Experienced freelancers: how do you find a strong PPO plan on the marketplace that’s still affordable? I’ve only ever had employer sponsored healthcare and now I need to change to something cheaper th… more

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What would your walkout song be

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Can I put concepts that the client didn’t buy in my portfolio if it is password protected?

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Is advertising week 2024 worth it?

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Ogilvy Toronto, how many days a week are you in office vs working from home? Thanks in advance!

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