Related Posts
Glad am ending the year with this

Remember this folder on your phone?

Additional Posts in Advertising
So why do company merges result in mass layoffs?
What was your most amazing day in advertising?
What about Italy? Anyone working there?
Best (non-agency) company to work at in Boston??
New to Fishbowl?
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.




Being new is an advantage. The recruiters just generally suck in Chi.
Chief
Try the Chicago Bowl.
Let me get this straight? You’re trying to move from California to Chicago? 😂
Strat might be okay. Creatives, forget it.
Unless you can work remotely, I do not recommend that move. What is the allure of Chicago?
You dislike Chicago?
Yikes what’s so wrong with Chicago? Seems like a pretty big market
Unfortunately, what makes the Chicago of now different from other places is that for decades Chicago was such a major marketing city. There was both strong representation from major clients (lots of food & CPG) and agencies. Over the last 20 years, the client base shrunk and the agencies more so. Leo is a shadow of itself (e.,g, in the 1990’s they had 2,000 people in the Chicago office, today likely around 500), FCB is in the midst of the Omnicom/IPG “merger”, DDB is challenged, etc. Kraft Heinz is probably splitting up, Kellogg’s is now literally gone as a corporation, etc. High Dive & Quality Meats are terrific, but it’s not enough to offset the shrinkage. I’d make sure you have something really solid lined up before coming.
I’m in Chicago and I’m trying to move to CA (in a decade at the latest)