Listen "121. Programmatic Ninja Well-being Series: How To Setup a Programmatic Team For Success"
Episode Synopsis
Day 3 of our Programmatic Ninja Well-being Series, and Brett is still joining us and sharing his programmatic wisdom. Today, we talk about how to setup a programmatic team successfully – the option of staffing. This episode will teach you when to hire or to book a freelancer. About Us: Our mission is to teach historically excluded people how to get started in programmatic media buying and find a dream job. We do so by providing on-demand lessons via the Reach and Frequency™️ program, a dope community with like-minded programmatic experts, and live free and paid group coaching. Hélène Parker has over 10 years of experience in programmatic media buying, servicing agencies and brands in activation, strategy and planning, and leadership. She now dedicates her time to recruiting and training programmatic traders while consulting companies on how to grow and scale a programmatic department. Interested in training or hiring programmatic juniors? Book a Free Call Timestamp: 00:00:25 - Recap of the previous episodes in this series 00:01:05 - What this episode entails 00:01:43 - The grass you stand on should be green enough since you're the one pouring water. 00:03:51 - Does agency size matter? 00:05:03 - How teams are setup 00:12:50 - Optimization Series March 2023 00:16:05 - Pros and cons of different staffing models. 00:21:44 - Why are there a lot of burnt out and frustrated traders out there 00:22:04 - Brett's thoughts about the secon staffing model 00:23:01 - Helene's Bonus Staffing Model 00:29:34 - The feeling of having to touch multiple channels 00:30:12 - A bonus staffing model from Brett 00:32:45 - Helene's thoughts about a staffing model with silos 00:37:27 - Mistakes are lessons 00:39:22 - When and why hire freelancers 00:41:11 - If the PNL doesn't allow a junior and senior staffing 00:48:41 - Words of Wisdom from Brett Interested in finding out if you are a fit for a career in digital advertising and programmatic? Take our free Quiz: www.heleneparker.com/programmaticquiz Guest Information: Brett Middleton The Daily Progger | Meet Our Team: Hélène Parker - Chief Programmatic Coach Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | The Reach & Frequency Course Programmatic Digest - Youtube | LinkedIn | Instagram Alexa Gabrielle Ramos - Podcast Editor Instagram | Website | LinkedIn S and S Creative Media - Podcast and Media Manager Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Let's keep in touch:Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter here: www.heleneparker.com/newsletter Join our waitlist to find out when the next Optimization Masterclass is happening www.heleneparker.com/optimizationmasterclass Also take a moment to check out: How To Optimize Data Segment: https://youtu.be/boj0SJF5kn8 Join Our Slack Channel for programmatic ninjas looking to level up and build a network: https://join.slack.com/t/theprogrammaticmeetup/shared_invite/zt-1nlaoighs-ES98OYwn67rkk1vqgC4i9Q
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