Good morning strategy bowl...our 5 year old agency is strategically led and growing. We are in Upstate NY, working with large brands and expanding our planning team. Seeking a planner with 7-10 years.

all - qq I’m currently on an LoA, stuck in India due to personal reasons (on F1 OPT) right now. I have a lot of interest in teaching kids online (coding and such), could I do non contractual job teaching coding online while in India with an indian firm?

Can anyone please tell me what is sapience buddy app? I observed it got installed automatically on my machine.

Hi there. Myself and a photographer are joining forces to build a creative “agency”. We’re having some trouble figuring out how to give pricing and packages in a way that helps clients understand what they’re getting on design/photography side and how we came to our estimate. We don’t want to give much leeway for them to pick and choose what tasks or functions we can “do without” if there is a need to negotiate but also want to remain transparent about the breakdown of cost. Advice appreciated!

Hello,

I recently got an offer from DBS bank, there they have promised to pay 3,00,000 as one time relocation allowance.

Two things i want to know,
1. Do they pay this amount regardless of whether you are in the work location ?
2. Inorder to encash this amount does it require require to submit any proofs or what's the process ?

Advance thanks!

Thinking of leaving for a smaller consulting firm doing IT strategy - I’m in a HCOL east coast city (not NY). Currently at 150k. 8 yoe, 4 consulting. What’s a reasonable salary to ask for?

Yay or nay on Deloitte Healthcare Ops? Anyone with feedback or experience to share? Thanks

Which one to choose Infosys or cognizant
I want to know in terms of below points
1)need wlb
2)job security
3)decent annual hikes
4)projects preferably devlopment

If you have any idea please do let me know

Anyone from @Tide UK? I’m interviewing for a role and I’d need some help with the prep.

If a hiring manager wants to talk to you again that’s a good sign right? I’m just bracing myself for this offer😅

Anyone work at ProAssurance/MedMarc? Have potential to move for 25% higher salary and fully remote work, but wondering if there’s advancement opportunity and how the culture is. Thanks!

What is the average salary for an account manager in employee benefits at brokers firm? And what about a senior account manager salary? I have 7 years of experience in the health insurance industry. I want to see if I’m on track or if it would be out of line to ask for a raise.

Ryan Murphy is the new Aaron Spelling. Big rich producer making money off of cheesy shlock. I guess you can’t take the Indiana out of the boy. Heart’s in the right place though. Bless his heart.

Does lululemon usually release a collection for pride?

Anyone ever had a relationship with a significant age gap (20+ years)? Queer women in particular, but interested in any experiences. Definitely not a sugar mama dynamic.

Hi friends. Does anyone by chance have demographic info for Animal Crossing? Or a contact at Nintendo?

Thank you!!

I'm looking for a scenario planning framework or template. Something that essentially says if this happens then do that. Any help much appreciated.

I’m struggling a bit. Can any kind of person show me awesome examples of comms plans that really lifted the creative idea? I learn best by seeing examples or case studies. I can explain below...

Are there any agencies with a decent Comms Planning department in Chicago???

Anyone have any success in developing a process for thought leadership, inspiration, information share-out with creatives that actually resonates and invites questions and conversation?

Looking to make a move. Who do we think has the best department at an agency right now?

What is comms planning

In your opinion, what brand is the best at social? Feels like it’s so hard to get creatives to think beyond film scripts

Media folks with families who moved to Chicago/burbs or to any other city from NYC/Burbs, how is the living,job market,growth,overall difference vs. NY? I’m planning to relocate. Appreciate responses🙏

I’m being provided the opportunity to build an integrated planning group in my agency. We’ll be responsible for things like:
- category and comp audits
- trend analysis: distilling research into an actionable narrative for clients
- persona development

What other outputs am I missing, and what title would you recommend?

How do you explain to your mom/ other non industry person what you do?

Best agency for comms/connection strategy?

Hi everyone! Coming out from anonymity as the bowl leader here. I started this bowl back in March ‘18 and proud to say we’re about 1,400 members now. I’d like to make this a more engaging space...

Hey friends, I’m hiring a mid-level Comms Planner for my team in Charlotte. You’ll get to work on a billion dollar financial services client and Vudu, Walmart’s streaming service. More in comments.

Trying to pull together a list of thought leadership themes/ questions and hypotheses for my clients. What have been some hot topics that have come up for you?

Anyone else have to deal with your head of Brand Planning constantly trying to tear down the value of Comms Planning? Is it fear that we will replace them? Or perhaps he's just fundamentally insecure.

Anyone hiring Group / Director Comms Strategy in New York?

Favorite tools to run virtual workshops?