Anyone made the jump from advertising account to tech sales? Any advice?

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I went from tech to ad sales and back to tech again. Look for a role with an ad platform (DSP) like MediaMath, Adobe Ad Cloud, or Sizmek. I’m assuming you work with digital ads account mgmt, so that would help bring relevant experience to an adtech sales role. Companies like Adobe have so many products that if you’re successful with the Ad Sales role you could probably branch out to sell other solutions down the line.

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