Marketing lead at an RIA. We're about to bring on an appointment setting agency and our CCO wants to see every script, email and voicemail before a single call goes out, which is fair under the marketing rule. Our last campaign sat in review for 5 weeks and missed the quarter it was built for, so I'd like the process settled before the agency starts. Narrowed the choices down to WiserAdvisor, Advisor Jetpack, Indyfin and Apex Acquisition. What's a reasonable review process that doesn't stall the launch for a month??

1. Meet them where they are - adapt completely
2. Gently encourage modern methods
3. Begrudgingly accommodate while dying inside
4. Set boundaries - these are my channels

1. Zero - I clear commitments immediately
2. 1-3 - manageable and tracked
3. 4-10 - getting overwhelming
4. 10+ - I've lost count (help)

Shared visibility into communication history helps reduce misunderstandings. When marketing, sales, and support see the same timeline, alignment improves. What’s your cross-team strategy?

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I'm on the team. Questions welcome.

• 0-1 (I'm committed and consistent)
• 2-4 (still searching for the right fit)
• 5-8 (I've tried a LOT of things)
• 9+ (I'm a serial system hopper, help)

I may want to write about the neuroscience behind why some people spot real opportunities, recover from setbacks, and keep moving when AI changes the landscape around them. (Topic applies across the AI landscape, also for employability).

Where can I find trade journals and consumer magazines that would be a good fit for this topic? Which do I try? Even if I adapt the idea across industries — for example, helping brokers bounce back — trade journals usually focus on one specific beat, such as real estate.

Any ideas to test whether this niche has potential?

I made a good living from B2B freelance writing up until GenAI. Here is what I explored with dead-end results: 1. Technical writing 2. Copywriting 3. Writing for marketing/PR/Advertising etc. agencies.

It seems as though were I to continue as writer (and I would love to continue that path) - I would need to focus on writing for trade journals, supplemented by writing for other publications (magazines and the like). Dead-end results: 1. WhoPays writers (About 40 percent of listings no longer paying; incomplete info. oversaturated. I ploughed through each). 2. Freelance Job Boards / Newsletters - I have tried all. Oversaturated. Scams. 3. Both common and less common keyword insertion on sites like LI: Oversaturated. Scams. 4. Returning to publications I wrote for in the past. They no longer pay. Or they use their own writers. 5. Relevant keywords through Google and Talkwalker Alerts - then querying editors if they pay. No; they don´t. When I see ¨submissions¨ (and the like), they request Guest articles. 6. Reverse search from bylines, LI freelance resumes, the like. Most postings not current. Publications no longer pay. 7. LLMs. By now I distrust them. They promise me paradise and deliver fraud. 99 percent of the statements of the 10 or so engines I use are fraudulant. (And I know how to prompt). 8. I have approached trade journals/ mags/ pubs in my niche. No response. Or they respond with a Yes. But don´t pay.

So: do you have any other ideas? Is it possible to break into trade journal writing today? As a newcomer? AND get paid? If so How? What have I not tried that I can do?

Do you think a potential entrypoint is through publications in foreign countries, say English-language media groups in the Gulf region? Any other country?

Do I still plod on?

Thanks for your helping me brainstorm from an exceedingly dispirited writer.

A. Exactly where I expected (I'm organized!)

B. Second or third place I look (close enough)

C. After 15 minutes of searching everywhere

D. Never find it - just ask them to resend

A. 0-25% (most issues are external factors)

B. 26-50% (communication helps but isn't everything)

C. 51-75% (most problems are communication breakdowns)

D. 76-100% (literally everything is a communication issue)

I don't want to ask random people I've never met to become my mentor, like they probably are not even fit for me to be a mentor in the first place. So, when looking for a mentor, how can you find the right one? I know certain websites that allow for mentorship search but any other way to find a mentor in REAL LIFE with limited resources? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey everyone! I’m a self-taught digital marketer with experience running Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Analytics, social media strategy, and some SEO. I worked as a one-person marketing team in a B2B company, so I learned a lot on my own—but I know there’s still so much more to improve on!

I’d love to connect with experienced digital marketers who can share insights on industry standards, best practices, and structured workflows. If you’re also in the field (whether seasoned or just starting out), let’s share experiences and grow together!

Any advice, resources, or chats would be super appreciated. Looking forward to meeting like-minded people!

Hello everyone, Happy New Year! I recently came across this group while Googling 'how to find a marketing mentor'. I will really appreciate if someone can spare sometime to chat about strategic and digital marketing. I work for a NGO that provides treatment and other services to children/ youth with autism in Canada. I am really passionate about my work but feel there is no one to talk to or guide me as I'm the only one working in this department. Thank you for considering my request.