Favorite native partners?

I pay $500+/month for health care premium and after going to urgent care for an injury I still ended up with a bill that was over $500. Curious to know if any freelancers are not on a healthcare plan and how that affects your taxes for the year.

All of my writers are busy. Went FT, family stuff, already booked. I had to leave a 5 week contract on the table because I don’t have a deep enough writer pool. I’m 17 years in the biz, have awards and primarily do TV and Digital. CD/AD. Anyone interested in building a professional partnership? Let me know.

Anyone going to PAX this weekend??

Any good coffee brand suggestions in the US or Europe that match up to filter coffee taste back home?

Has anyone spent years working in one state and offered a remote position for another state? Was it hard to adjust to the new state's rules?

Anybody can refer me for Ansys?

Gen questions for consultants who moved to MM PE, how is the work culture (cutthroat, competitive), stress (insane at closings), & ability to “unplug” on vaca/wknds at your firm?

4YOE @Amazon & trying to lateral to a similar role @FAANG. Have my undergrad GPA (3.8/4) on resume from top 15 school but colleague says to take it off (looks silly). If it’s a good school & high GPA, why ever take it off your resume? Even if 10 YOE...can’t hurt?

Relocating to work in NYC, and looking for a place to live with an excellent school system. Willing to commute up to 2hrs. Any recommendations (cities, counties, zip codes, etc.) will be much appreciated.

Thoughts on IBM?

I was on a partner/manager call today and they were discussing the “high” turnover at the senior and experienced associate level. What was shocking is that while ours is about double normal, evidently we are 3 out of 4 in turnover meaning 2 of the Big 4 are even higher.

Anyone in the field of catastrophe modeling here? Chubb

Looking for coffee shop recommendations in east village or midtown (laptop friendly!)

Any vida members? Would love to hear if you like it/think it’s worth the membership?

Anyone use a lawyer to get increased disability? If so, any recommendations?

Sibling who is a director in aws referred me to a few jobs , have not heard anything in weeks. Is that typical?

Are there any good apps to help a newbie get into weight training?

Has anyone felt guilty when there is a slow day? What is the least billable hour you had in a day?

Anyone ever work with Advantage? Agency recently onboarded the tool and hoping to see how other agencies have worked with this as we’re running into some issues.

I took consumer behavior classes in school and I’ve seen bits and pieces of it in my job as a media planner, but I want to do it full time. What career opportunities exist for consumer behavior?

How much does a multi-touch attribution partner cost? What is the pricing model? I.e live ramp, neustar, etc.

Southeast Bowl AMDs: what salary range are you seeing for digital AMD roles on large clients?

Hows the work and work/life balance at full-service agencies vs a media agency. I'm a media planner coming from a full-service agency and I'm wondering if it will be a step backward going to a media focused agency.

Any thoughts on initiative agency in Los Angeles?

Any want want to move to the Bay Area for a Media Comms role? 2-4 yrs exp. $75k. Plus relo. Healthcare brand . (Not pharma). Lovely warm agency. Honest

Anybody working with HudsonMX? What's their business model?

Is job hopping considered a horrible thing for your career? I was at my first job for 2 years and been at my current one for 9 months and I’m looking for a change since it’s not a good fit.

Looking to make a jump. SVP/EVP media agency/client side. 20+ years experience in planning, buying, partnerships, content. NYC or North Jersey
Know any client side recruiters or good agencies looking?

Does anyone still use SRDS or any other repositories?

Looking for an integrated media planner in NYC. Freelance or permanent. DM me if you are interesting.

Anyone have any luck going client side? What are your tips/successes when approaching the transition?

Is it possible to move from Media to Marketing?

Do you have any suggestions for interesting vendors you’ve worked with that focus on CPG? I’m thinking around the lines of an Ibotta or Scuti.

Hey Media Fish - any recommendations on a tool that helps validate media mix (how much to spend with who)

What’s so compelling about the sales side that makes agency people move?

Anyone seeing big declines in FB/Insta performance? Across several clients we’re seeing CTRs or other ad engagements dip starting in July.

What would make webinars interesting and worthwhile to attend if you're already slammed in your day to day?

What’s it like to transition from a media agency to account management in digital ad sales?