Marketing

I am currently facing a choice between a vertical promotion to Manager with a 5% raise and a mountain of stress, or a lateral move to a different department with the same pay but a much healthier cult… more

💭 How/when do you disclose that you were let go from your last job in an interview?

Holding co: we must be in-office to collaborate. New hires also learn better when we work together in person. Also holding co: we are going to offshore all junior level roles.

How do you establish a final approval boundary when everyone in the company thinks they’re a creative director? I am currently on version 14 of a simple email banner because every stakeholder keeps ch… more

Am I being a cynical monster? My office is forcing us to participate in a Volunteer Day where we clean up a local park while wearing bright orange company t-shirts for a corporate photo-op. I’d love t… more

How do you keep your team from losing morale when leadership ignores your work? Our new VP of Marketing just decided to throw out our entire customer journey map because he read a single article about… more

Does your work ever make you feel empty? I tried to explain my job to my parents last night, and they genuinely think I just make commercials or spend all day playing on Facebook. It gave me a bit of … more

Got a job offer for Hootsuite. Anyone have any experience working there lately?

What is Ryan Holmes like as a leader?

I’ve been laid off for four months, and I keep getting rejected for mid-level roles because I’m too senior and they assume I’ll leave the moment a better job opens up. I am literally telling these rec… more

Do you think customer videos and case study videos are worth the investment? Between production costs, travel, and logistics, it's easy to spend $10K+ on a single video. Then it gets posted on LinkedIn and ma… more

‼️ freelance social media managers:

how are you guys getting retainer clients? i’ve tried local cold email outreach, facebook groups, and instagram dms but only getting so far with each one.

I think my… more

Ever since Google started rolling out constant core updates and integrating AI searches, traditional SEO best practices feel completely useless. We are spending thousands on keyword research tools jus… more

Hello everyone,

I am currently based in the UAE and seeking career opportunities in Europe. I have experience in digital marketing, social media marketing, graphic design, customer service, housekeeping, caregiving, and… more

Have you seen this article and survey about the biggest stressor for people at work? It’s job ambiguity. Do you ever feel it? I’ve been feeling it the last couple days. I got a project and I’m not even su… more

It’s June. Which companies are red flags for job hunters? Eversana? Syneos or censora? Or agencies like fingerprint? Asking for a friend

I left a brutally honest, anonymous review on Glassdoor about my toxic ex-agency, and the CEO just sent me a passive-aggressive message on LinkedIn saying the industry is small. He didn't explicit… more

👀 What's the pettiest thing a manager has ever done to you or someone you know?

I’m consulting for a company who has done extremely well with an agency they have. I was part of the same search and interview for the CMO. Of course they now want to get rid of the agencies that are … more

I’ve noticed that every Sunday around 4 PM, my chest gets incredibly tight, and I start getting a headache just thinking about Monday’s status meeting. I love the actual work of marketing, but the tox… more

How do you manage / handle unrealistic goals set by your CEO? Our CEO has set a goal of "becoming a household name" and I find that very vague on how it will actually happen.

The company has… more

We started a Nano-Influencer program where we send $20 worth of product to college students in exchange for three dedicated posts, and it feels incredibly predatory. We are essentially exploiting teen… more

Has Agile actually helped anyone’s marketing workflow? My team adopted Scrum methodology, and now my life is dictated by two-week sprints, daily standups, and Jira tickets for every single social post… more

I know people are anti AI Models, but is in anyone leaning in to learn and leverage them in smart ways? I don’t think they’re going anywhere, so I think it’s a missed opportunity if you don’t do this.… more

Friday rant: i love almost everything about google suite over Outlook except their email. Does anyone else find it incredibly complicated to keep up with an email thread in gmail???

I always feel like… more

Our agency announced they are tracking our mouse movement and active windows to measure remote productivity metrics. As a copywriter, half my job is staring at a blank wall or walking around the block… more

I am expected to travel to our annual user conference next weekend, work 14-hour days managing the registration booth and making content, and I’m getting zero extra comp time for it. Leadership treats… more

💭 Do you actually disconnect from work when you're off, or are you always halfway checked in?