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Best Places to Work 2010
Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media 2010
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Despite or even in light of economic challenges, there are companies that are thriving in their commitments to their employees and to their work. They are workplaces that cultivate camaraderie, reward creativity and spur innovation. They're winning accounts, customers and talent eager to contribute to organizations they believe in.
Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media: An Inside Look
September 20, 2010
Thirty agencies, marketers and media companies made our list of the best places to work in the industry. You've seen the list, read the profiles and assessed the stats. Now go inside a sampling of these "places" via a video glimpse into what keeps them inspired, innovative and, yes, laughing.
Encouraging Individuality Keeps BGT Staff Locked In
September 20, 2010
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- BGT Partners may not be the first job for its employees, but for many it is the last. The Miami-headquartered interactive marketing agency has the mantra "Trade your job for a career" -- and maintains a nearly 100% retention rate.
Everyone and No One Is 'Creative' at Big Spaceship
September 20, 2010
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- Digital creative agency Big Spaceship doesn't have a single person on staff with the word "creative" in his or her title. That's because everyone is.
Only One Silo, a Real One, Exists in the Concept Farm
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The Concept Farm, whose clients include Windstream Communications, BNY Mellon and ESPN, is all about community, starting with open floor plans in which the disciplines mingle.
Behind Ads' Frivolity, Go Daddy Is Serious Business
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- If you only know about domain registrar Go Daddy from its Super Bowl commercials and controversies, you might mistakenly think its employees are more likely to post pin-up calendars and hold keg parties than join culture committees and brag about the company's annual Tech Fest and generous health and vacation benefits. Yet the latter is exactly what Go Daddy employees do.
PR Behemoth Edelman Keeps Culture Consistent
September 20, 2010
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- With well more than 3,000 employees in more than 50 countries around the globe, maintaining a consistent culture and innovative workplace would seem difficult, if not impossible, for Edelman, a large, independent public-relations agency. But Edelman employees don't seem to know that.
In the Church of Hiebing, Faithful Keep Coming Back
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- With its creative, college-town vibe and lakeside setting, Madison, Wis., is often rated as one of the country's best places to live. For integrated marketing and advertising agency Hiebing, it's also one of the best places to do business.
At McKinney, Nice Guys and Gals Really Do Finish First
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- If culture is a weapon, then McKinney follows a "no-jerk" policy (they use a stronger word) when stockpiling its proverbial arsenal, hiring talented people who also fit culturally.
With Dogs in Tow, Staff Feel at Home on the Range
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- You can't forget you're in Texas when you work at the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange and cattle regularly parade outside your front door. Fortunately the staff at search- and interactive-marketing agency Range Online Media are a bunch of animal lovers -- the shop even has a policy that lets employees bring their dogs to work.
A Pat on the Back Just Won't Do at SicolaMartin
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In ad industry years, SicolaMartin's average employee tenure of 7.5 years is tantamount to a lifetime. "A lot of us have worked together so long that there's a personal bond," said Cherie Cox, president and 19-year veteran of the Austin, Texas-based agency. "We care about each other."
Enter Red Door, Where All Paths Lead to Happiness
September 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Employees at Red Door Interactive have the choice of working in the city, by the beach or in the mountains. The company has established offices in downtown San Diego and Denver and has recently opened a third in Carlsbad, a beach area in North County San Diego.
