Does anyone have advice on going from agency (paid media marketing) into the CPG industry (brand marketing)? I'd love to be able to work at the large CPG firms like PepsiCo, P&G, Unilever, etc.

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You’d likely have a better chance of transitioning to an in house media role, and then making moves from there. Most CPG hire brand managers right out of biz school

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