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Q. What are the best approaches to salary negotiation?

Do your research and have a network of people that you can tap into to get a gauge. Have a great relationship with an executive recruiter that can give you a sense of the industry landscape and where you fit.

Often the hard to fill assignments (cigarettes and pharmaceutical accounts and sometimes digital roles) pay more than positions that are the sexiest and fun (athletic footwear, gaming, fashion, soft drinks).

Stay focused on your long-range career goals and don’t ever take a job only because it pays more. The most respected and high profile agencies and most desirable and coveted positions are not going to pay the most in the short term but provide the credentials and connections that last your whole career and allow you to negotiate competitive salaries in future positions.

Please check the site for updates as we'll bring more expert advice from Carol Watson. If you have a question you'd like to ask, e-mail it to
questions@marcusgrahamproject.org.


About Carol Watson
Carol is the President of the only executive search and talent sourcing firm specializing in multicultural advertising and marketing talent, Tangerine-Watson, Inc. She serves as a consultant to ad agency, media and marketing companies on career development strategies, recruitment and retention initiatives for multicultural talent.


Carol has built a reputation for matching the right talent and opportunity and facilitating the growth of the multicultural advertising talent pool from college recruiting to senior management retention. She has been featured in Ad Age and a regular blogger under Ad Age’s multicultural blog, The Big Tent, The New York Times, Crain’s Business and Black Enterprise and is on the Board of Directors of Advertising Women of New York and the steering committee for AdColor. Carol is a self-described evangelist for diversity driving innovation, creativity and business.

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The Marcus Graham Project (MGP) is a network with the intent strategically focused on building the next generation of leadership in the advertising & marketing industry thru mentorship & career development.


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Kiss My Black Ads

Nandos: Confederation poster


This poster was created around the hosting of the confed cup by south africa. At south african soccer matches, fans wear a hat called a makarapa. These hats are a purely SA thing and are hand made out of the miner's hard hats. It's a culturally SA thing. We've exaggerated the hats to comment on South Africa, politically, socially and culturally. "Mzanzi" is vernacular for South Africa.



cred:

Blackriver FC, South Africa

Creative Director: Ahmed Tilly

Art Director: Justin Joshua
Copywriter: Iain Thomas
Illustrators: Peet Pienaar, Jono Garrett, Justin Joshua, Meryke Naude.
Producer/Art Buyer: Hilary Simpson

The Big Tent

What Is Your Multicultural Agency Doing for the Communities It Targets?


Most multicultural agencies stress to their clients the importance of giving back. But the shops should be giving back as well.


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Lincoln C Stephens

Viral video - The best ad you're not going see on TV feat. RIM Blackberry vs. Apple



I am a die hard apple fan but even I had to take notice of this spot. A word to the boys and girls at RIM up in Canada "Buy the spot,eh". Proof once again that a simple well executed idea always has merit. - Buie

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Single Black Male - Isolation in The Industry 10 Replies

A recent excerpt of a letter from a newbie in the industry read as follows: "my relationship with advertising is the isolation issue. Even if on a subconscious level, I am dealing with isolation i...

Tagged: team, isolation, only, black, male

Started by Lincoln C Stephens. Last reply by Kevin Bynoe Jun 3.

Kenji Summers

Projects for Marcus Graham Project Creatives

Gentlemen- I have been going back and forth with creatives I know for a few projects, without tapping into the experience and ingenuity of people in my MGP network. I have a few projects with a bo...

Tagged: job, freelance, work

Started by Kenji Summers May 20.

Lincoln C Stephens

Bridging the Gap / Effective Mentorship 4 Replies

Kenji Summers recently sent an article to me that discussed to ideas on effective mentorship. An excerpt from that article states the following: In her research Kathy Kram identifies two broad men...

Tagged: mentor, career, apprentice, effective, mentorship

Started by Lincoln C Stephens. Last reply by Kenji Summers Mar 12.

The Purveyor of Cool

How to tell people they sound racist (just for fun folks but rather timley)



Jay Smooth hosts the longest running indie hip hop show in NY. As you can see he is a lot more than a DJ. Listen closely because I think he is kinda on point.
 
 

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