How do you leave the ad industry for the cannabis industry? Would the roles be similar to an in-house position? Would the pay be comparable?

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1. Cash out retirement fund
2. Spend it all on weed
3. Congratulations—you have left the ad industry and entered the cannabis industry.

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How do you leave any industry? Start reaching out . Have coffee with people in cannabis (virtually?) meet other people through them. Tell them you are open to jumping over. At some point someone reaches out w a job ...

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Following.

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I know some dudes who sell weed and coke and stuff. I can ask them how they broke into the industry. I’m pretty sure it’s all just having connections.

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Mekanism has a cannabis client

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Depends on the place. Few of the bigger cannabis companies have brought in proper CMOs and ad people to shape their brand. For example, Jason White, former Managing Director of W+K Shanghai and VP Marketing of Beats, is now CMO of Cureleaf and was also CMO of another cannabis company prior to. So places like that would understand advertising and have a somewhat organized in-house, but I doubt you’d be doing anything with a Superbowl sized budget. Probably more product demos and educational videos as cannabis as a legal business is still not widely accepted in the US.

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Thank you, I’ve followed him for a little which is what peaked my interest.

You can check out any time, but you can never leave. 🎵🎶

Unless you get fired, laid off or age out.

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There’s a business market in helping people leave the ad industry.

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Pay is not comparable... but there are other perks. 🌲 🌲 🌲

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Anomaly LA has Dosist as a client. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Not a great industry to enter. It’s a race to the bottom.

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Go to your living room? 😂

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I worked at one for a year. AMA

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