Anybody care to share tactics for negotiating rates with procurement? Know they’re bluffing to drive all competing agencies down, but not sure what leverage we have to push back.

Hey fishes, I recently joined this bowl.
I m having 10+ exp in Manual Testing and looking to upgrade myself into Data Analytics so can you please guide me
I hv read existing comments and found that Python, Excel, R these r hot topics but can anyone pls share some courses, links, material to start with it.
Thank you.

I heard most of us are off for some holiday next week, so enjoy the day off to prepare for the holiday!

Hi guys, i am looking for an opportunity in PWC for the position of Document specialsit. Can anyone help me with the reference. I would be great help

I need to perform well after months of bad performance for 6 months to not get fired I'm scared but want to do it impossible?

We might be receiving stipends for professional development, I would like to use it towards a conference, which are some good ones to consider?

What does everyone wear for client meetings in a WFH setting

Need suggestions please.

I’m a breast feeding momma trying to find a wfh because pumping at work is too much. So for right now I’m working as a banker looking to work at a fintech company. Doing something in operations or finance. I have about four years of banking experience and three years sales. Any suggestions of fintech companies or what positions I should be looking into?

How to get US opportunities being in a product based start-up ?
I've got 1 yoe in NodeJS

Hey there, new and curious fish. Are you considering a position in pharma? Worried about how creative you can be? Thinking if the salary is worth it? Ask your questions about entering the world of healthcare advertising here and we’ll answer.

Verizon or new T-Mobile+sprint

Anyone wants to hangout today around 6:30 near Washington square park?

Lets meet and grab a haunted halloween drinks?

Visiting New York next week and have a reservation at the sushi counter for lunch at Nakasawa. How rude will it be if I started working at the counter? I’m doing everything in my power to close a deal the day before but it ain’t looking good…
Normally, I wouldn’t have issues working in a restaurant, but I feel like in this setting it may be really disrespectful the chef.
And yes, I only want to eat at the sushi counter for a full omakase experience.

Ahha!! Someone's seriously looking at the ads of #fishbowl. Hope people will use this platform for networking not as a job portal.

Why do clients always think I should be able to double their ROI right away... it takes time folks, and putting extra pressure on the marketing team does not make us faster

Does anyone have a good literary/tips to Turkey they could share?

Looking to traveling from NY for 7-8 days, TIA!

Anyone have any experience landing a porn account?

Anyone going to Mirren next week?

Have any of you ever brought in someone to do presentation design training for your agency. Not public speaking, but making the actual deck more interesting? If so, who?

Anyone have any intel on who led the last review for Wolf/ sub zero? Shot in the dark here for some intel.

Hello biz dev folks! How are pitches going? I know summer is upon us but curious if the threat of recession is affecting anyone. I had my first client say they were holding off on an initiative due to that. But it could just be a good excuse. 😂.

Curious about the biz dev career track. Have you stayed in biz dev your whole career? Or did you start in biz dev and use it to move into another role? What did you move into and how?

Thinking about trying to change into a career in new biz dev. What is the earnings potential of top new biz dev people in the US? For example “Head Of” or CMO level at well known agencies?

Hello! Anyone using Covideo or BombBomb to do video email? Or is this too lowbrow for our business?

I've been starting to work more in new biz at my agency and the president said in a meeting this afternoon that he wants to increase our close rate to "at least 50%" once we're at the pitch stage.

Is anyone landing new biz these days? If you’re landing new projects with existing clients, that’s interesting. But what about new logos?

What kind of digital (design, platform) RFPs are you seeing out there recently? Looking for some digital new biz trends. What keeping digital marketers up and where are they investing in 2021?

How do agencies prospect for leads? Is there a database that allows companies to submit an RFI/RFP and then agencies just submit to it? How do agencies know when a company wants to be pitched?

Anyone know of or use a good pitch strategy guide/template that helps focus and structure the final deck? Any best practices you could share would be appreciated. Thanks!

Any McCann NY new business fish in here? I see you have an opening and would love to get the inside scoop.

How can I develop new business as part of the analytics team?

How do you NewBiz pros say “no” to doing work for free as part of the pitch process? What’s your “script” for saying no (all my past efforts have only pissed prospects/procurement off)??

Besides the infamous google sheet and Glassdoor, where are you all looking to make sure you’re been compensated appropriately? I feel like our little niche is tricky to do proper comp research on, but it’s possible I’m missing something…

What is the pandemic version of "let's grab coffee". as a biz dev person I am struggling with how to make that initial connection. I offer up calls and/or zooms. Let us know if you have a good tip on how to break the ice with new biz/ get new potential clients interested.