How is first quarter going for you all? Busy? Pitching? Winning? Let us know!

For those who have already had their weddings, what advice do you have? Anything you could change?

Hi fishes I got a call from @cvent but there is a bond of two yrs and hr asked for 80k cheque not sure what to do interview is aligned for monday. And salary hike depends on that.

Is it possible to get a convenient location transfer in LTIMindtree? Or it can be decided only after the project allocation?

Deloitte Fish - how much quant is there in your experienced hire cases?

I was doing some googling and I saw that PWC offers MBA hires 45k in comparison to MBBs at 70k +. Is this a bad joke? I can't imagine that PWC's target for MBA hires is widely different from MBB. In the US, the pay gap isn't that wide. Any reason behind this madness?

If you receive an RFE on the I485 while it has been pending for 180 days, does your new company attorney respond to the RFE? Assuming you switched companies after it has been pending for 180 days. Anyone experienced anything similar?

I’ve been in a grad job for 1.5 years. Looking to get into MBB at the 2 year mark. What level roles should I be applying for? Also, does anyone have any tips?

Pro tip- got a New Years resolution? Write it down to concretize it.

If you’re rated a tier 4, can you take a leave of absence? Or will they give you the boot right away?

How embedded is MBB at the World Bank, WHO, and similar orgs?

What’s the best way to send a package from India to the US by mail?

Has anyone seen firing in Deloitte India? Is there any process or employees are fired directly like few companies?

What aspects of international development are you most interested in and what plans do you have to make the switch (for those that aren't working in this space yet)?

Is Ericsson planning to have permanent wfh options going forward?

Does anyone know where to source an updated list of search consultants. My 4A’s list is terribly outdated.

Curious about the biz dev career track. Have you stayed in biz dev your whole career? Or did you start in biz dev and use it to move into another role? What did you move into and how?

Hello! Anyone using Covideo or BombBomb to do video email? Or is this too lowbrow for our business?

Does anyone not show work in credentials meetings? My agency doesn't do it and I've never seen another agency do it that way.

Hi everyone, I'm so glad I found this bowl! Feels a little quiet lately, anyone have any wins or insights they're dying to share with like-minded folks?

I'll start: I want my agency to speak to...

Any McCann NY new business fish in here? I see you have an opening and would love to get the inside scoop.

Thinking about biz dev on the media agency side: How do you find newness in strategy to get clients excited? Isn’t it 100% data now? As if media wasn’t unsexy enough.
How do media agencies do it?

What are your favorite resources for getting smart real quick on a category?

New Biz friends! Is anyone hiring for AE level New Business roles in NYC? I’ve done some LinkedIn and company-specific searches but you never know what’s not published. Thanks in advance

Hey! First timer. I’m moving over into biz dev and am trying to get a better handle on how you all do this thing!
Is there anything you wish you knew earlier on? Any tips for this new comer is very appreciated

Anyone have any intel on who led the last review for Wolf/ sub zero? Shot in the dark here for some intel.

Thinking about trying to change into a career in new biz dev. What is the earnings potential of top new biz dev people in the US? For example “Head Of” or CMO level at well known agencies?

How do agencies prospect for leads? Is there a database that allows companies to submit an RFI/RFP and then agencies just submit to it? How do agencies know when a company wants to be pitched?

I've been starting to work more in new biz at my agency and the president said in a meeting this afternoon that he wants to increase our close rate to "at least 50%" once we're at the pitch stage.

What is the pandemic version of "let's grab coffee". as a biz dev person I am struggling with how to make that initial connection. I offer up calls and/or zooms. Let us know if you have a good tip on how to break the ice with new biz/ get new potential clients interested.

10 days to turn around a RFP.
Agency: request schedule Q&A session
Client: Let me check schedules. Wednesday next week works for our team... (day 6 of RFP) 🤦‍♂️

Anybody care to share tactics for negotiating rates with procurement? Know they’re bluffing to drive all competing agencies down, but not sure what leverage we have to push back.

Besides the infamous google sheet and Glassdoor, where are you all looking to make sure you’re been compensated appropriately? I feel like our little niche is tricky to do proper comp research on, but it’s possible I’m missing something…