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400 is the floor for most holdco CCOs. Indies depends… could be a bit less or a lot more.
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Sorry to disappoint but they really are. See my earlier post. Firsthand knowledge. Judy is likely over 500.
True, Judy probably is over 500 for sure. But I don’t think you can really consider her a Canadian CCO she lives here but she’s a global CCO.
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0% chance any CCO’s in Canada are making 400 anymore. Around 2015 sure, but there aren’t really any “big” agencies left in this market even if they’re part of a holdco.
Most CSO’s / Heads of Strategy are around $250. I would imagine CCO rate is around 250-300 excluding bonus.
In my head of role I was making just over $300k
Just look at what the agency bills. Then ask yourself if the head of the agency making x sounds unreasonable.
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What does “reasonable” have to do with anything?
And few people know how much their agency bills, outside of finance and accounts.
Ya I feel like around 2010 the numbers I heard thrown around were wild but would assume even the top has to take a haircut these days.
lol. No CCO is making 400k. Maybe and that’s a big maybe for the legacy and older ones. Like a Judy John. Brian, Jordan etc. are not making 400k. SOME agency CEOs making close to 400k, I’m talking about holdcos here.