What it up with the Ford review. Why all the secrecy?

Has anyone found dating having kids challenging?

Can we ask for Mac book ?

Joining EY GDS soon

Hello. Opening my own solo firm mostly litigation but also real estate & wills. Any recommendations on software for firm management, document prep etc?

Need help , I have anxiety, i just resigned..donno if I will be able to perform in next challenging role.. I feel worried 😟

Sr Principal, recently RIFed… with all big tech on a freeze, where to go now?

How is downtown Toronto these days? Is it worth it?

Moving to Toronto for a new job and have the option of living downtown on my own or with some family in the outer suburbs.

Please be honest. What was the worst mistake you did in your work and what happened after that. My current work is very stressful and I am always anxious about it.
May be little mistakes seem very huge to me and I take a lot of stress. I'm always scared and anxious because of this hectic stressful work. Your thoughts/motivation?

My company has always had SalesForce but it was not really a tool that we used or that anyone looked at. Over the last year my company has put more stress on growth (to be acquired or IPO) and they are now obsessed. I know it is important and necessary and my boss is clearly becoming stressed with our entire team. But I find it extremely hard to keep as up to date and in line with they new expectations, anyone have any advice on how they stay motivated with SalesForce? Thanks!

Why would an agency hire an ACD from somewhere else to be a CD?

What is the difference between KPMG Financial services solutions Banking and Ops vs KPMG Financial services solutions Capital Markets?

Hi fishies- What would be the best way to apply to a slightly different job in a different in the same company? Fill out an application, reach out to the team manager, or talk to my manager? Thanks!

Benefits:
Aside from health and dental insurance, what perks/benefits do you get?

And if applicable, in what dollar amount?

Ok so I I have saved Up some money and now I would like to start investing. Where do I start?

I've experience as backend developer and I've received a great offer as frontend developer. I'm not very good at frontend yet although I know good HTML, CSS, JS, little ReactJs.
Should I take chance and make switch ?

What if I won't be able to match their expectations ?
Does frontend have growth ?
Which domain has more growth in future wrt package, frontend/backend ?

Only have 7 days to choose. Please help me make decision.

I enjoy both Frontend and backend. Tough decision please help.

Do sales engineers need to create their own slide decks for demos or can they walk through the software itself? Thanks!

If someone said (over text) “happy thanksgiving to and for you” what would you think they meant? To be clear the intent was “Happy Thanksgiving to you” as a greeting and “happy Thanksgiving for you” as in, I am giving thanks for you.

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?

What’s your policy for uploading creative work from pitches to your portfolio? Of course it has to be password protected, but do you only upload work from pitches that you win?

Has anyone ever attended one of these events put on by companies like Richmond events? These are the events where they invite CMO types and agencies and other industry suppliers get one-on-ones.

I find myself looking for a new role in agency / production company biz dev. I co-founded a creative production agency back in 2010. Grew it to a staff of 80 FTE, creating strategic content-driven campaigns for brands, tv networks, streamers, platforms, publishers etc. We developed and produced original TV as well. Around 2016 we positioned the company for sale and then sold in Jan 2019. After going over to the acquirer in 2020, I’m now free for the first time in a long time. What to do?

How much is an ANA membership (small firm)?

Anyone know of or use a good pitch strategy guide/template that helps focus and structure the final deck? Any best practices you could share would be appreciated. Thanks!

Happy new year! Just a discussion starter: were you able to take some down time over the holidays or were you pitching right up to the end of the year?

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! Wanted to reach out and say hello to all the bowl members. Is there anything you would like to see as far as discussion? Our bowl tends to not have a lot of activity but I know when I first started doing agency biz dev it was super helpful when I had questions. Let me know if anything is on your mind!

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

Most agency sales info centers on value discussions and pitch. Suggestions on lead gen and finding opportunities? I’m new to agency biz dev. Sold production before We are regional. Thanks!

What is working for people to drive intro meeting opportunity. ? How are you breaking thru and getting someone to agree to an exploratory meeting?

$100K for high preforming business development manager in NY reasonable ask?

For people at large agencies: do you ever toss opportunities to smaller agencies if it’s not a good fit - either type of work or size of the account?

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...

Fishies, I am hiring a partner in crime to help me introduce PETERMAYER to the national stage. This isn't your typical biz dev role - it's designed to be a hybrid/cross-discipline role for someone who wants to use their full creative, strategic brain and most definitely NOT stay in their lane. Know anyone that sounds like that, send them my way! (Agency is full-time flex/hybrid, but a desire to be NOLA-based is strongly preferred; however remote may be negotiable.)

Hi all! First : shout out to the folks who sold the super bowl clients! Question for all. What tools are you using for biz dev? For finding clients specifically. We are a video production house so our needs may be different but we want to grow direct to client work as well. I know of winmo, agency access and agency source. Any other online tools you are using? Thanks!

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?

Welcome to new bowl members!

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.