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Yes, great move that I wish I had made earlier in my career. I agree with D1, much more focus on sales and financials. I like to say consulting is a business, advertising was an art. I'm continuously blown away by the capability, the professionalism, the drive of my colleagues. The pay puts the holding companies to shame. But what I'm most impressed with and why I'd choose a firm over an agency any day is their ability to think big. To innovate, to pivot, and to lead massive business transformations with optimism and confidence is something I didn't experience at the big holding companies. Feel free to DM for further conversation.
Ditto A1, particularly on innovation/transformation! The scale of what we can do is mind blowing. Some other differences:
1) The core competency of delivery and financial rigor is just night and day. Our deals are structured to be successful and profitable as written on paper. The baseline level of intelligence and professionalism is probably the most immediately noticeable difference
2) The elevated client relationship and level of respect. We’re treated like a trusted advisor, not the help. At an agency you’re an order taker, but in consulting you help the client figure out what to order and often then deliver it for them
3) It’s a big world out there. It’s overwhelming but really enlightening to get immersed in the context of everything surrounding the agency, be that tech, data, business strategy. Once you start to get it you can affect real change that makes sense outside a bubble
4) Constantly in problem-solving/innovation mode. Typically you’re immersing yourself in a challenge for a few months, getting things running smoothly and then onto the next, constantly building and pushing the envelope. There are more steady oversight type roles too but generally there is no coasting. I personally love the adrenaline but it’s not for everyone
5) Possible con - you have to / get to forge your own path. No one will tell you what to do and it’s easy to get lost if you don’t have a strong POV
6) Possible con - fewer parties, but my liver needed a break anyway
7) Possible con - much more travel, which I enjoy but it’s not for everyone
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Yup, I moved from Publicis to Deloitte. The biggest shocks/adjustments have been 1) the focus on sales vs delivery (everyone in consulting, Manager level and above seems to essentially be a salesman/woman first, and a solutionist second), 2) a much stronger financial/numbers driven culture (and less of a people and craft culture), and 3) the need to double or triple hat in consulting (as it's not a domain structure, but an offering/industry structure).