Feeling pretty salty that Adweek put a paywall around Agencyspy. Best free alternatives?

Which one would you pick?

Big name shop. Shitty account, but you get opportunities beyond that.

Shop with bad reputation that lacks PR and hardly enters awards but has a lot of book-worthy projects.

Did you start a brand (see: side hustle) so you could make without having to bend to a client’s opinion? I want to make something simple/sustainable (something I’ll stick with). What should I make?

The FB work looks like it’s for a hospital.

What’s the hours like in CMAAS NYC office recently?

What are the best credit cards to use for
Personal use , flight booking?

What’s the smartest allocation (for a late twenties person) of 100K right now, between ETFs, stocks, crypto and bonds? I am mostly in cash right now and feel I’m missing out on investment ops, but also wary of putting money in the wrong place. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Siemens technology is product based company?

European fish: is there someone willing to share experience on Insead MBA? Trying to leverage it to transit to IB / PE

Hi - any good books recommendations for getting started on real estate investing?

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

This strike at Facebook is messing up my numbers. Has anyone else been in a situation like this? They were a major source of work for me. What can I do? I really need advice.

What is the average salary for an Employee Benefits Account Manager? I’ve been in the industry 6 years.

Does anyone have any suggestions for inexpensive headshots?

I recently cut my hair and would like to get updated photos for LinkedIn and dating apps.

Thanks for your help!

Looking to make the move from big4 to law firm. I am a JD/LLM and a new manager. Any suggestions on networking with COVID, recruiters, etc.? Also interested in hearing experiences of others that have made the move.

Is working for a company that sells haram (Bank financial products, Walmart liquor products, etc) haram? Looking at an exit opportunity and part of (<10%) of their products are alcohol as a B2B seller. I want baraka in my earnings and want some help understanding this. Jazakallah

Hello fishes
I’d like to know if anyone here has had a career gap, if so how many years and why? And how has it impacted your career?

I’m a pharmacist and currently doing an MBA. I have only 2 YOE as a pharmacist and I’m trying to find a career path that will suit me. I completely regret choosing pharmacy and I want to reorient myself. Any advices as where to start applying? ( FYI I particularly enjoyed finance during the master)

Anyone here spent several years in industry and then gone back to PA? If so, why did you go back? How was the transition?

Any predictions on when the drop will happen?

Is it worth saving money with 401K or get better rates in FD’s / Post Office etc in India ? FYI 50% match is provided by company for first 5% only

can a writer explain the new season of Dave to me?

Who are the good international recruiters?

Trying to find a video example of where a person stays in the same place in the frame but a new scene is revealed by a wipe or mask. So it’s the same person but their wardrobe and set will change around them. TIA

Do you guys list things you did on your resume, or just titles & agencies? Been at this for 8 years and feel like each job, while different, had me do the same stuff we all know. Feels redundant?

Just had a big project killed after over a year of continuously selling it in to various stakeholders. Fully produced. Cheer me up

Are Creative Directors rich?

Would you go agency side as a CD at $200k or in-house at FAANG as an AD at $190k+bonus+$125k in RSUs? 🤔

Thoughts on Mother NY?

Currently looking, and I’ve had a few recruiters/shops reach out to me, but they’re all looking to fill Sr.AD roles. Problem is, I’m trying to move up to ACD. Do I change my title to ACD on LinkedIn?

Looking to move to New York - does anyone know which agencies are hiring these days?

Is there an online or college course which concentrates on the craft of Art Direction? Like the developer bootcamp, but covering visual story telling, photo art direction, animation, video, etc

Do agencies outside of pharma have Art Supervisor roles? Or does it go Sr AD > ACD. I just got promoted to Art Sup & honestly don’t know if so should update my Linkedin since i’m working...

How can I help our UX/UI people and developers become more familiar with conceptual advertising? One Show books? Hey Whipple, Squeeze This?

Who here is freelancing while working full time?

AKQA NY thoughts?

Has any creative here ever tried to make the leap to leave advertising and be a film maker, photographer, illustrator, etc.?? I’m so tired of ad agencies and how draining the “creative” can be. Happiness is more important than a nice paycheck for me. Any inspiration success stories advice would be so helpful right now...

Anyone have an opinion on Tombras? Are they more than just Moon Pie?