Zimmerman Advertising Reviews

I worked at Zimmerman Advertising full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Fast paced and always busy... Dynamic environment and always changing. Will definitely keep you on your toes.

Cons – Endless road and no light as a beacon... No time for anything else but the company. It would be beneficial to support and motivate towards further education.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Zimmerman Advertising full-time

Pros – Great exposure to true traditional advertising development procedures. People you work with become best friends.

Cons – Too many unrealistic promises to clients to make a quick buck result in extremely long work days, overworked employees, and sever underpaying positions for any below senior level management position.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay attention to the working bees that do all the BS. Treat them with a little more respect - financially and in work/life balance and you won't have such a revolving door.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Zimmerman Advertising full-time for more than a year

Pros – Name looks great on resume (many companies feel bad for you!)
Dynamic group of people
Fun events

Cons – Extremely low pay! You cannot survive on what they give you, thank god you get free food every once in a while. The company has been on a salary freeze for years now, so don't expect a bonus or bump anytime soon. They recently fired 30 people who make minimum, yet they kept every CEO, EVP, etc, who makes as much as 4 other employees combined? Something is wrong here. There are events that can be fun to do, however, you better enjoy drinking heavily and biking, because every outing is at a bar and they practically make you join their "optional" dumb races every year. Not everyone likes waking up at 6am on a Saturday to jog! Every Friday (I kid you not) there is a "goodbye party" at Tarpon Bend in Fort Lauderdale for the people leaving the company; The front door should be rotating. EVERY WEEK they have new hires. This place takes you, uses you and the minute you ask for a raise, they let you go because they know they can rehire at the same crap low wage. Also, be prepared for no social life outside of this place. Their motto is 24/7 and they live up to it; If they call you at 4am, you are expected to answer. Friend was once yelled at for not returning a client's email on a Sunday while he was on vacation! Heard an executive laugh because he thought it was funny he had to answer a phone call while at the doctor's getting shots? Yea, that's not humorous, that's border-line paranoia and slavery. You work overtime and do not get paid for it, they think it's perfectly ok to just pay you in pizza; Personally, I do not know how the Department of Labor has not stepped in. The only perk I can give this place is if you manage to survive a year (which is pretty much dog years) you have a great line on a resume for future careers. Get in, suck as much information as you can from this place, and get out because chances are, they will do the exact same to you.

Advice to Senior Management – I hope you know that nobody feels you are a company to grow with. You are nothing more then a stepping stone towards something better. You are not moving forward firing people with good potential and keeping the high ups that have proven time and time again to be useless! You would have people behind you if you paid better and treated everyone with a little more dignity. We are not cattle and you should stop acting so surprised when people quit all the time. It's not a "take the heat or get out of the kitchen" lifestyle, this kitchen is on fire with no extinguisher! The economy is low right now so people have no choice but to bend to your whim, live off Ramen and have 4 roommates to survive, but I guarantee you once this country gets back up, you will have no one who wants to work for you. You said so yourself, that word of mouth is the best form of advertising and if enough people complain, who will want to be a part of your "insanity" world? Change now before you destroy yourself.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Zimmerman Advertising

Pros – if you are lucky enough to have a great manager you will learn alot

Cons – some middle management needs to learn how to manage and inspire. Low pay

I have been working at Zimmerman Advertising full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Some of the people are very bright and talented. Has fun and educational events. Skeleton week between Christmas and New Year... Only have to work one day that week. Decent pay and benefits if you are experienced.

Cons – Many extra hours. Much of top management are more concerned with their egos than giving opportunities to grow or expand to those not in top management. No raises usually, or small ones.

Advice to Senior Management – Promote from within. If you lose a client and gain another, consider moving great employees to the other department. Give decent raises to hard working employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Zimmerman Advertising full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good place to start a career

Cons – Works you to death no pay

Advice to Senior Management – pay better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Zimmerman Advertising full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great learning experience, lot of responsibility and ability to move up quickly.

Cons – Too many clients per AE. Too many hours, no work life balance. Lots of vacation but you can never use it! Hard to move from one division to another to further your career. No mentoring, get thrown to the wolves which means no personal growth. Not sympathetic when you bring up these issues. Upper management is the problem. They are apathetic and hands off. Non motivating. Low pay.

Advice to Senior Management – Put energy into your employees and the turn over will be less which saves the company money and keeps the clients happy. Care about your people!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Zimmerman Advertising

Pros – Advancement. It you are strong enough to survive, you get promoted.

Cons – Benefits. Insurance is expensive and they offer no severance or paid out vacation if they let you go

Advice to Senior Management – Try and remember what it was like when you were a worker bee, and get reconnected to reality of working on the day to day to better relate to your people.

I worked at Zimmerman Advertising

Pros – - GREAT learning experience (especially the internship program)
- given a lot of responsibility

Cons – - LOW pay
- everyone's always screaming at each other
- low morale

Advice to Senior Management – Most upper management is warm, welcoming, and inspiring. Middle management needs to reward employees for a job well done more often.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Zimmerman Advertising

Pros – There is an abundance of young talent and the work environment, though stressful, is casual and fun. This is a great place to get experience and learn all aspects of agency life.

Cons – The entry-level pay is not enough to live on in South Florida. Even though the environment is casual, management can come off as unprofessional.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay your employees more!