Does anyone have experience going from agency to brand side, and back to agency? Was it relatively easy going back to agency side? Trying to get a read on general sentiment pivoting back and forth

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My personal experience leads me to believe that agencies will hire people with agency experience across different continents and businesses. Brands are harder to get into, so you really shouldn't have any issue finding work to go back. I've done that and after 4 years back in the agency world, I can confidently say once I can get back on brand/in-house business I'm never leaving again 😂

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What are the biggest reasons you prefer brand over agency?

It’s been quite awhile but it wasn’t that hard. Hindsight is20/20. Don’t go back to agency.

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What’s making you want to go back to agency? Asking as I’m considering brand

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I’m on the brand/client side now after 2 years of agency. While I’m getting great and necessary experience from a client perspective, I think the ability to move across industries and type of work by just changing accounts is great. Agencies also have a lot more structure around processes cross functionally, which I feel I could still learn a lot from

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interesting?

What level did you go across to on the client side?

The higher you go the higher your sign on bonus and annual bonus %

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Probably easier to switch from client to agency, especially if the agency is targeting new work w that client and wants someone who can navigate the internal structure and politics.

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