Hi All,

I’m looking for brands and interesting campaigns that communicate and showcase transparency, trust and openness.

Ideally any interesting integrated comms that came out of it?

Thank you!

How good is this "ICON plc" in terms of remuneration, work culture & job safety?

Any Tax directors, VP's of Tax, Tax peeps who made it to CFO, or Tax people who became successful (or not) entrepreneurs. Care to give your stories or thoughts on your career. My goal is to stick in PA Business tax till Manager and move to Corporate. This busy season sucks right now (S1) and could use some inspiration or general thoughts to help get me through. Thank you

Does companies retain you and bump your existing ctc by 80% to match offer in hand??

Debating leaving and going to a different Big 4, thoughts?

As a female thirty-something in the industry, feel like I'm just starting to be aware of pay discrepancy 🙄. Curious to hear from others which of our agencies adhere to standards of gender equal pay?

I fall more in love with Arden Cho every single episode.

Hey everyone, I am new here and was wondering if anyone can give me referrals for a position as a SM. I have been applying non-stop for a Scrum Master position and haven't gotten any interview. I currently work as integrity analyst and my contract expired in a couple of Months.

Thanks in advance for your feedbacks

Advice on how to break into a sales position or the pharmaceutical industry? I have 1 year of experience in account management/customer service for a Biotech company, a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience with research experience, plus the organizational and communication skills needed to succeed as a sales rep.

Open to chat— any insight or referrals are much appreciated!

What should be the industry standard salary for sde from tier 1 college , and 3.5 yrs of experience in backend in any startup ?

Should we do a Vancouver meet up? Seems like TO has been doing few events. I can organize depending on how many people are interested!😊

I feel really fatigued and weak if I don’t eat for a few hours. Outside of just planning my meals better, do you think this could be an underlying health issue?

Hi,

Whats the general hike percentage while getting promoted from L8 to L7?

Thanks

Georgia is an ugly font and makes workpapers look awful.

Got an interview for a SOX revenue analyst position at a public company any tips?

(1) What are your experiences with Regeneron? Burn and churn culture or reasonable people you would work with long term? (2) what BC/TC would you target for AD within global development?

Hi folks, I'm a new joinee in tcs. I have been allocated to a project in tcs a month ago and still my on boarding at client side is not completed. All they say is it is stuck at client side and we'll update you. But its been more than a month. What should do in this case? Should i speak with HR or my department SPOC? Please suggest.

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

I spent the morning telling several of my creatives about the raises and promotions they got this week. Best day of my career.

How can I improve at developing activation maps/architecture. I’m so slow and I struggle to get it right and to make intuitive sense.

I have two great lead roles on the team that I’m looking to fill. If you or anyone you know might be interested please let me know! See comments for details

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?

Do you think your counterparts in brand strat, creative and account truly understand and appreciate what you do?

Looking for a comms planner to join the team and work on QSR, Casino and Financial Services accounts. Other backgrounds looking for a transition into comms will also be considered. DM for details!

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.

Anyone interested in purchasing a SXSW Film badge at the early bird special cost of $895?

What would you recommend for comms planning training and/or books (other than Julian Cole - which I have done)? Looking at adding more comms planning to my skill set (which is more brand and digital at present). I’m on a client-side team (for context).

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...

Hi all, does anyone have a good framework they would recommend for developing HCP/physician communication strategies and defining tactics for HCP engagement (outside of pharma reps)? There is of course a ton out there for patient communications such as patient journey mapping but engaging HCPs is a very different beast. Looking for something a bit more nuanced than a traditional consumer framework. Thanks!

What tools do you all swear by for insights and usage and behaviours?

Favorite tools to run virtual workshops?

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🙏

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

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?

What do you call it at your agency?
Comms planning? Connections planning? Engagement planning?

Does anyone have a list of KPIs for Comms Planning roles within an agency setting? Trying to establish how I’m measured / being reviewed because it’s very hazy at the moment.

Really appreciate it!!

Wish I’d Made That!

Looking for inspo.

What are some of your favourite comms / connections strategy campaigns?

Old or Current but anything that really had some intricate and interesting comms strategy behind it.
Cheers.