Becoming An (Advertising) Influencer

There are a ton of white advertising influencers, most are mediocre. I'm curious everyone's thoughts on being Black in advertising and if you think we are shooting ourselves in the foot by not being as present online as our white counterparts.

I finally have work that I am proud of and can back up my stance, but I feel that it's not only too self-serving, but just creates a new class of gatekeepers, especially in our community.

Any healthcare workers currently working in the cath lab?

Any global services here willing to trade 80 pluspoints? I’m 1k going on a honey moon trip this week and would love to use a GS sponsored pluspoints to move up the upgrade list. Willing to trade with miles or my PP as well

(Reserve) Unit Transfer Help

ETS in 6 months. Really want to re-enlist for 4 -6 years. Currently in a MOB, and got promoted out of the unit last year June to another unit, did 1-year E5 work during the mob. Finishing up MOB in Nov and got accepted into a cyber unit in which I can progress my career, and want to reenlist for 6 years.


However, the unit I got promoted to insist me to go to them and I'm ETS in 6 months.

I reached out to rentenion guy, he’s very Lazy

What should I do?

Honestly, iso has been really hard for me. Last year I was so happy to sign a lease on my first solo apartment, and now I have not seen another person for like a month

I’m a mid level associate interviewing in Atlanta (non-lit). What are people’s thoughts on suit v. dress/blazer combo for interviews?

Need help!

Can you tell what drives you to work?
I currenrly make 12lpa with just 1.5+ yoe (arround 92k before tax and shit)
And i make arround 12L in one month doing freelance, other side hustles and trading too(can cross 12L easily sometimes).

Making this amount is more than enough for me, like i have hardly expenditure of 10-15k. I save everything and damn cheap about everything except food. No compromise on food ever.

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Started a freelance gig with a new smaller agency — doesn’t feel like a good fit and it’s not full time- I have other jobs inquiring. Is it bad to quit for something fulltime?

Anyone else working on a fire drill now? Just me? FML.

What do you do when you realize you haven't been on your A game for a bit (ie. Not catching a typo here and there, something slips off your radar, a miscommunication)? How do you reset?

What can be the expected salary of senior technical program manager at Amazon qa ?

Has anyone else had a really hard time online dating with Covid? I’m aware things are getting better but I prefer to do outdoor first dates to be on the safe side. No judgement to anyone that does differently. It’s just what I feel comfortable with. I’ve had a few guys tell me they won’t do outdoor dates for some reason… some have cited weather but others legit say no (in 70 weather) because it’s a hassle & “Covid is a joke.” Please tell me if this is normal.

'You are why people get killed': Delivery man questioned by white resident goes viral - Newsweek

Does anyone from D have worked or is working within BGS group ?(Its an internal group and would like to learn more about the avg salaries for SC’s vs Advisory external client roles)@

Anyone looking for Director Level Analytics people?

How much tcs pay for London Uk onsite? If assume someone Indian package is around 24 lpa?
Yoe 10+

Several RM roles available at Capgemini. Send me a dm if you’re interested!

What are signs of a gluten allergy? I fear I might be developing one - after eating a gluten based meal (perhaps higher in sugars as well) I feel my feet itch a lot. Anyone have a similar experience?

Hi Y’all 👋🏾
Wanted to provide an update re: topics you want to see in this bowl.
- Mentorship event: we are working to have a very special mentoring opportunity (for all disciplines: Acct, media, creative, strategy, production& PM) using the Fishbowl live feature. Stay tuned, WIP.
- Women of Color bowl: hopefully we will have an update and announcement to share soon. I’ve already met with the Fishbowl team earlier in Oct. to get this going on the backend.
- Please keep sharing suggestions/q’s !!❤️

Was recently given feedback that I‘m “aggressive” with no real supporting examples. More & more I’m realizing that (some) white people are truly uneasy with a well-spoken, outspoken black female.

Anyone heading to Here are all the Black People in October in NYC? Have you been before?

I keep trying to push for working with more Black owned and Latinx partners, but get push back that they don’t drive efficiencies and can’t deliver on our KPIs compared to GM media. Any advice on how to deal with trade off of working it smaller partners that have “limited capabilities” in comparison to bigger “GM” companies?

Just got some feedback that my resume, reads “too Black” because my involvement in D&I groups and activities...I’m offended, but are they right?

Everyone keeps saying agencies are trying really hard to hire black talent right now but I haven’t felt that. Any advice for a junior creative?

Do you think it's easier to find a mentor or advocate as an Account person or a creative? Personally, I think creative teams/networks are closer that account and Strategy teams

In a meeting we a client, we were looking at a stock image of a smiling Black man holding a baseball bat while wearing a hoodie. The client comments that it’s the wrong way to hold a bat. Cool. But, then follows up and says, “Also, he just looks aggressive. Like, this person would definitely attack me and my family.” I was shocked. But, apparently, I was the only one. Because everyone else on the call laughed. They were all white except for my partner who is Mexican. But, he still chuckled.

Hi all - looking for recommendations on an unconscious/implicit bias workshop/trainer, etc. pls let me know of any good leads!

Whats up with Spike DDB these days? Can’t find any creatives that have worked there recently.

What has been your experience with Ogilvy? Big Spaceship?

Making an agency jump and starting a role as VP, Digital on 9/30. How did your role, work-life balance, etc. change once you reached that level? Any tips or advice?

Hey does anyone know of any great black-owned PR firms?

Whenever I got promoted to digital ACD a few years ago, I noticed my pay was much lower than I expected for the market I’m in, hard to find skillsets, performance, and visibility I’ve brought to the agency. I’ve brought this up a few times and was told HR would do research into salary equity, but the convo always fades. I put my foot down with my GCD, and she supports me, but I would like to come to the table with my own research. Where should I be looking for accuracy?

Has anyone come across any good podcasts centered around design that is hosted by a person of color?