Hi all, will be hiking this weekend and the weather is about 35°F. Suggestions to stay warm?

Has anyone travelled to NYC recently via train/bus/plane?

Hi all,

Can someone tell what should be salary expectation for Consultant role (D&S data analytics team) at Mastercard.
I think it's for L8 band, not completely sure.
Yoe- 4yrs
CCTC- 15
Offer holding - 20(19fixed)

What are your tips on convincing a fellow employee not to switch agencies? I really don't want to compete with them

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Auto rebalance (every 90 days) or manually rebalance as needed? I'd rather be more passive but willing to do it myself to save money. Btw if anyone ACN knows rebalance cost structure, please share.

Hello Fishes,

I have 2.2 YOE in Java development ( Spring boot, Rest API, MySql)

Can I get few referrals?

Thanks in advance

I have an offer for a senior technical accountant role in HCOL. The base is about 103K. But I'm required to work on-site basically every week day. Due to this, how much more % wise do you think I can reasonably try to negotiate for? Thanks!

I feel like at times i’m running against newbies in the industry that are just flying by the seat of their pants. How can I shine as an experienced professional even though IT is still relatively (2 years) new to me ?

Hello all, I have received an offer from tiger Analytics for Data Scientist role. Kindly suggest if I should join the company in the recent events of layoffs and recession?

Should I trade in my iPhone 13 pro max for $720 to Apple? I don’t know what they sell for used but if that is a good deal let me know if you want to buy it.

What do people around here do on the weekends? It seems pretty slow so far

Has anyone ever flown Silver Airways? Reviews I’ve seen look horrible but the regional route I’m looking into has limited direct options.

Is anyone here in-house at Twitter? Curious how the transition has been from a legal team standpoint

Are per diems the same amongst firms? What is your per diem in a city such as Chicago?

How do we get others to join Fishbowl? There are currently only 15 of us from the company and we have about 2000 employees now.

I have a new prospect. Small business owner that wants to start a 401k for himself and his employees. Who would be the top 2-3 organizations I contact, and what questions should I ask the providers?

How did we ever allow Facebook and Google to grade their own homework? It’s super weird, right?

Is job hopping considered a horrible thing for your career? I was at my first job for 2 years and been at my current one for 9 months and I’m looking for a change since it’s not a good fit.

Favorite native partners?

Are your clients still all excited about Snapchat even though the cost is quite high and the metrics are only marginally better than last year??

What’s so compelling about the sales side that makes agency people move?

Anyone have any luck going client side? What are your tips/successes when approaching the transition?

Hey all, I have a brand who out of left field has expressed interest in using Instagram to target HCPs. Any examples or research to share that indicates Instagram makes sense strategically ?

Does anyone have recommendations for free or free trial media planning resources that would be helpful to use/reference for a student project?

Interested in learning more about new, effective ad formats and platforms for my client. How does everyone stay up to date on inventive ad strategies and managed services? Any good resources? Thanks!

What do you think about Newfronts?

Hey Media Fish - any recommendations on a tool that helps validate media mix (how much to spend with who)

What would make webinars interesting and worthwhile to attend if you're already slammed in your day to day?

Hi everyone, I am getting ready for a job interview, and need to create a media plan. I was hoping someone can help me with the next task: basically, I need to create inventory recommendation based on past performance. What I am very confused about is that they gave me Booked Impressions (=4M), but in the task it says I should assume there is unlimited inventory. Am I supposed to use this 4M only to calculate spend, ROAS, etc., but can actually have unlimited allocated impressions? Thank you!

Thoughts on Pathmatics?

Can it actually provide media spend? Are all brands in there or do you have to request to get brands in, etc?

Anybody working with HudsonMX? What's their business model?

General thoughts on moving over to the vendor side? Specially for an account manager role. Advantages/disadvantages?

So about that Google lawsuit...

I took consumer behavior classes in school and I’ve seen bits and pieces of it in my job as a media planner, but I want to do it full time. What career opportunities exist for consumer behavior?

Looking to make a jump. SVP/EVP media agency/client side. 20+ years experience in planning, buying, partnerships, content. NYC or North Jersey
Know any client side recruiters or good agencies looking?

What’s it like to transition from a media agency to account management in digital ad sales?