Agency.com Reviews

Pros

Fun, active atmosphere. Knowledgeable people. Good benefits. Nurtured creative spirit. It was fund to come into work everyday with the team that was there.

Cons

Mismanagement from NY office. Inflated numbers led to layoffs every year. Work could get monotonous. Good ideas were always encourage but rarely sold through.

Advice to Senior Management

It's a shame you let the Agency.com name die. Many people have a left the agency with a negative view.

Pros

at the beginning there were good clients and great thinking

Cons

losing clients left and right without new clients

Advice to Senior Management

get new clients

Pros

great talent
great creative work
strong digital knowledge

Cons

not enough new clients and work

Advice to Senior Management

hire a better sales team

Pros

The clients are pretty decent.

Cons

The coworkers are terrible and awful.

Advice to Senior Management

NA

Pros

Great people who really "get it"
Good client list
Friendly staff

Cons

Hadn't done any big web builds in a long time - more work was on their online ads
Staff turnover
Structure of roles means account directors and below are not expected to do any strategic thinking

Advice to Senior Management

Make sure some of the more aggressive personalities aren't a turn-off for everyone else...including clients

Pros

The people, and the support given by management to foster creativity

Cons

some degree of favoritism, not having a choice of projects to work on at times

Advice to Senior Management

Better communication across the network

Pros

If you have low intelligence, minimal creative talent and/or very little idea of what you're doing - or, worse, truly believe yourself to be competent based on a general ignorance of just how incompetent you are when compared to counterparts who work at decent ATL shops, then Agency.com is the right place for you. No-one will notice your lack of ability or experience and you will not be exposed to anything which is likely to change, or challenge that.

Cons

For anybody with brains, talent and genuine ability it is a soul destroying place or somewhere to go to die.

Advice to Senior Management

It's not possible to advise people who have no understanding whatsoever of just how ignorant and amateur they are. Quit and try and beg a placement job in a top ten ad agency, perhaps? At least it's a start.