Industry Tips, Trends & Events

Take a trip to Paylandia to download a free copy of our 2013 Salary Guide, which contains average starting salary ranges for 127 interactive, design and marketing positions. There, you also can find additional information on skills and positions in demand and our Salary Calculator, which allows you to quickly compute salaries for a specific position and city.

If you don’t already know, TCG partnered with AIGA to launch a new nationwide career development program just for in-house designers. The program is called “INitiative: INsights to help INhouse design teams thrive” and will deliver inspiration, advice and insights via online channels and in-person events. Learn more about the program on the INitiative site.

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Creative Calendar

• 12-14 – An Event Apart, San Francisco
• 13 – AIGA Jacksonville’s IN Lunch Meet, Jacksonville, Fla.
• 15 – Entry deadline for HOW’s Your Best Work: Design Awards & Competition
• 28-29 – AMA's Advanced Social Media, San Francisco
• 29-30 – PRSA’s Social Media and New Media PR Boot Camp, New York
• 30 – Entry deadline for Graphic Design USA’s American Package Design Awards
• 30 – Mashable Media Summit 2012, New York
• 30 – PR News’ Media Relations Next Practices Forum, Washington, D.C.

• 4-6 – SMX Social Media Marketing 2012, Las Vegas
• 5-6 – AMA’s Social Media for B-to-B, Chicago
• 6 – AMA’s Virtual XChange: Social Media 2013: New Strategies for Driving Traffic, Engagement and Conversions (complimentary registration for virtual forum)
• 10 – Future of Mobile Marketing, Las Vegas
• 11-12 – AMA's SEO in 2012: What Works Now, New York

• 15-16 – AMA’s Measuring Marketing ROI, San Francisco
• 29-30 – AMA’s Successfully Managing the Creative Process, Chicago

• 22 – Early-bird deadline for HOW’s Promotion & Marketing Design Competition & Awards

• 8-17 – SXSW 2013, Austin