Chapter 5: The grass is generally greener
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Chapter 5: The grass is generally greener

Around the start of 2017, I was starting to think about what was next. I’d been at this agency for around three years, but it also felt like a lifetime. There had been lots of internal changes, with staff coming and going, my line manager changing three or four times,…
Chapter 3: All that glitters is not gold
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Chapter 3: All that glitters is not gold

Around the end of November 2015, I was on my way to London for the first (of many) industry awards nights. I’d made the most of the progression opportunities that I talked about in Chapter 2 and a couple of us had been put forward for a Rising Star award.…
Chapter 2: Sink, swim, or tread water
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Chapter 2: Sink, swim, or tread water

A LinkedIn message in February 2014 changed everything. “Your profile popped up earlier and I took interest because we're currently recruiting for a search marketing position and I thought it might be something you'd be interested in. We're a 30+ person digital agency based in Newcastle, with some great current…
Chapter 1: Is this what an agency does?
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Chapter 1: Is this what an agency does?

It’s October 2013. I’m standing on Blackpool seafront and it’s absolutely freezing. Well, I say standing, I’m actually running up and down the Promenade to try and stop huge styrofoam letters from blowing away in gale-force winds. My boss at the time had a bit of an obsession with these…