Nurun Reviews

Pros

global small business, great advancement opps

Cons

language, communication, unknown in the states

Advice to Senior Management

create a language training committee

Pros

strong focus innovation, consumer needs
be part of a global network, opportunity to travel
great clients to work with
monthly webinar series that connects the entire network
lots of perks including toast and nutella for breakfast

Cons

Opportunities for advancement seem limited although a new mentorship program has just been announced to address these concerns, i am optimistic

Advice to Senior Management

need to focus more on sharing expertise throughout the network

Pros

Global network is a plus

Cons

Leadership is lost, especially the CEO. Direction changes constantly.

Advice to Senior Management

Change the CEO and you have a shot.

Pros

Nobody notices if you are not working, Come and go as you please, some big name clients.

Cons

Not great pay, very disorganized, zero leadership, total chaos, good work is not respected.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on what you are good at, and quit trying to be all things to everyone. Focus on keeping the talent you have instead of always looking for new talent.

Pros

My team was for the most part very pleasant to work with. Good learning opportunities in development and databases. Good social activities

Cons

No chance of advancement (management was even upfront about it). Very poor senior management decisions led to the dismantlement of the team's core.

Advice to Senior Management

At least pretend we're not in a dead end job! Try to do something about your very high employee turnaround.

Pros

Good local leadership teams in some offices. Some very smart people in select positions. Good work/life balance.

Cons

No real strategy for the company as a whole. Uninspiring corporate leadership. Flexible work schedules are an ongoing issue. Too much top-down management; corporate doesn't seem to see the value in basic strategic principles of leadership and innovation.

Advice to Senior Management

Changing the way you work, think and lead is critical if you want to succeed in the US market; otherwise the company will be continually beaten by the competition.

Pros

Nurun has a convivial atmosphere with a relatively flat hierarchy and Senior Management that cares about their employees. There are also opportunities to network and contribute across multiple offices (while in Toronto, I've worked with MTL, ATL, NYC over the past 2 years). As well, no training requests are rejected if they have direct relation to your discipline, and the company is willing to send you to destination conferences, professional development and other training programs. Certainly it's one of the best agencies I've worked for (I've worked for 5) and their commitment to exclusively dot.com projects as opposed to other media (with an emphasis on eRetail and eTravel) is great.

Cons

Perhaps more retirement benefits, like RRSP matching or pension contributions; right now it's nada, everything you contribute is out of your pocket

Advice to Senior Management

Better benefits plan, re: retirement