Transitioning from media agency to anything else... has anyone seen someone do it successfully, happily? And if so where/what did they go to?

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Comms Strategy is a good entry point for media folks to jump into strategy

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There are no long term careers left in media agencies. Tech is too fast moving for long term leverage of experience that justifies tenure based compensation . Mid level people need to get out . It's ok as a place to start career .

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I've made the jump from agency to brand side. I was lucky (and willing to relocate).

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Basically, is there any other career situation wherein media experience can actually be leveraged? Or is this it...

We've had analysts come to design agency for Web analytics. Media experience is relevant since so much web/social behavior is driven by paid for most clients.

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