ABBA sang it back in 1976. "I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay, and still there never seems to be a single penny left for me." Today media salespeople are saying the same thing.
The results of the AdNews Media Benchmark Study are in. You spoke, we listened. Among the findings is the news that media sales employees are significantly less satisfied with their pay than the average Australian worker.
Twenty-four percent of respondents in the industry rated their current pay as 'poor', 8% higher than the average Australian worker at 16%. At the same time, 45.9% rated their current pay 'good', 4.1% lower than the average.
To find out more – and trust us, there is a whole lot more you need to know – grab tickets to this Wednesday's Media Sales Summit, where the full findings of the study will be presented by Roy Morgan Research general manager media and communications George Pesutto. The report will also be available for purchase after the event.
The study delves into a host of issues, from work-life balance to which organisations are delivering the most innovative creative solutions for clients. Off the back of the findings, AdNews will present the inaugural Media Company and Media Brand of the year awards.
Other speakers on the day include Aussie's John Symond, Walker Moult's Tom Moult, Nine Entertertainment Co.'s Peter Wiltshire and News Limited's Jerry Harris, as well as a mega-panel discussion of buyers and sellers featuring Mediabrands' Henry Tajer, Bauer Media's Tony Kendall, Mindshare’s James Greet, OMD’s Peter Horgan, Val Morgan’s Damian Keogh, GroupM’s John Steedman, MCN’s Mark Frain, APN Outdoor's Richard Herring, UM’s Mat Baxter and Fairfax Media’s Paul Sigaloff.
The event's major sponsor is IPG Mediabrands, with supporting sponsors APN Outdoor, ARN, MCN and Fairfax Media.
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