Has anyone bothered to edit “Custom instructions” in the personalization section of their GPT account? Curious if there are any recurring rules you’ve set to increase good habits or just general flags you want it to know as it relates to work.

Review summaries out?

Scoping out a new role. If anybody knows of a Chief of Staff role at a startup/scale up, please let me know. UK based and ideally remote or South West. Thanks

Can you really learn a language properly with Duolingo? To the point in being able to use it professionally? I feel like it's no rival to Rosetta Stone in that regard.

Honestly what's your thoughts on brand purpose? I have a concept that I'm presenting this week which is heavily based on a good cause but connected to the brand.

Some days the ghosting and radio silence comes off as blacklisting and soul crushing. How hard of an ask is it to copy and paste "thank you for your interest, we decided to go with another candidate"

What is a data lake in basic terms?

I am on 5 projects right now all due within the next week-3 weeks. I feel like I’m drowning and might quit if I reach a breaking point, what should I do? Only work on the projects worth a shit? Blow off first round check ins to work on stuff that’s due?

What should be EXL C1 BAND SALARY.WHAT IS WORK PROFILE FOR C1.

YOE:6 years

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Staying at current company tech Mahindra with 23lpa (100% hike) or going to societe generale with 20.86 lpa(81% hike),which one is better?
Will societe generale brand name give me anything extra in long run?

Hi! I have many years of experience in Compensation and Benefits (HR) strategies to attract, retain and motivate talents in big corporations. I want to find a way to bring solutions for startups and entrepeneurs that are already in the need of such support for their own companies. I want to find ways to bring meaningful and practical solutions at reasonable costs for these organizations. Any ideas on how to become aware of their specific needs? C&B, talent management, performance appraisal.

Does anyone have the EY National corporate code? Can’t find it through our websites

For those who have switched firms, how did you prep for case interviews after being in consulting a few years? Did you find prepping much different this time around? Any advice?

Best consulting firms to target for Supply Chain & Operations Strategy apart from MBB after graduating from MIT SCM

I am rolling off an SAP project tomorrow. Is it worth it to just go to office tomorrow and talk to some of the senior managers to get on other projects. Currently an analyst and not sure if this work.

anyone know which agencies are hiring strategists? job market is supposed to be hot, but not seeing too many job listings on the usual spots (LI, Indeed, etc)

Any good books for someone trying to understand the business side of marketing? Just got my review an they're asking I bring more of that MBA mindset to projects I'm on.

Does anyone have a good lead on where to find research backed customer journeys? Either generic for an industry (like restaurant) or for major players in an industry (like chili's). I am fairly new to planning, and this keeps coming up as something and that would be helpful.
Thank you!

Best fine print in RFP history: The number of bidders is less than 2.

You're seen as a"job hopper" and decide no matter what, you're committing to this new job for at least two years. feeling super dedicated no matter what. Then they start making you do illegal sht.

What’s the word on Ace Metrix? Pros, cons? Every tool has them. More and more of my clients are using it... both for creative pre testing and measurement.

At what point do you feel it is necessary to trademark a product or new tagline?

What blogs, podcasts, twitter accounts, newsletters etc. should ever planner follow?

Honestly what's your thoughts on brand purpose? I have a concept that I'm presenting this week which is heavily based on a good cause but connected to the brand.

How would you define "strategy” in one sentence?

Looking for some advice here: I work for a client that loves me & I love him back as well. Get along super well with the creative team and we’re like “one team” . However, I am having problems with the management of my agency. I thought of maybe talking with my client about it (the CMO) to see if he pressures the account MDs. Any tips on how to solve this situation?

Hi strategists. Has anyone conducted a scenario planning workshop for their clients? If so do you have any recommended exercises or tools or just advice in general? TIA

Potential employer wants to me to write a POV for a brand, is there a specific framework you’d use or specific length?

Wondering if anyone has a good example of a brand that originally sold a commodity/mass food and successfully introduced a premium/luxury line, under the same brand name. Kicker is the brand has to have started as mass then gone upmarket, nor vice versa.

If some of the key creative leaders in your agency are actively advocating against recommending our clients take action for George Floyd or Black Lives Matter, what would you recommend doing?

Can anyone recommend a good headhunter that has experience in placing agency strategists on the client side (not just agency only)?

If Arya Stark from GOT worked in advertising, she would be a strategist...

What have you found most helpful in training up a very green junior brand planner or junior strategist? Any particular trainings or resources that are great at teaching foundational skills? I’ll be pulling them into projects and teaching through doing but I need some assistance in building up their core skills/training the strategy muscle.

What value do brand strategy consultancies like Siegel+Gale, Landor, Interbrand, etc bring to the table? Doesn't what ultimately get implemented by ad agencies primarily influence the brand strategy?

Anyone have any killer quotes / resources / thoughts for framing the role of a creative brief to a client who has a tendency to get lost in details and soften language?