WPP Group Reviews

Pros

opportunities to learn and develop

Cons

lack of connectivity and opportunities to interact with other group coys

Advice to Senior Management

Interconnect group coys

Pros

People that I worked with. Sister agencies that were outside of NYC.

Cons

Too myopic view of the world. Digital experience in the traditional agencies was lacking, yet those agencies were driving ideas. No understanding of how the platform could deliver.

Advice to Senior Management

Look outside traditional agencies for next generation leadership.

Pros

Great Benefits, Holidays, Time Off

Cons

Reviews are not always yearly.

Pros

1)Work culture is really good here.
2)Self motivated people from good colleges.
3) Senior management is easily approachable.

Cons

1)Low compensation compared to similar jobs in the industry.
2)No or very low on-site opportunity for the employee.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire some more people in this niche domain and expand your horizon,

Pros

Holding companies are some of the best

Cons

Don't value talent as much as should

Advice to Senior Management

Identify and recognize talent

Pros

lay back atmosphere, fast moving, interesting projects, nice offices, very interesting people to work with.

Cons

lack of communication within companies or within the group, unlucky to have an horrible manager only looking for personal status and not sharing the workload. Salaries are not great in comparison for the same role elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management

get to know your employees, you will be surprised of the potential that they got, even to move across other Depts totally different.

Pros

Huge number of companies and brands to seek other employment with

Cons

Management are lazy. If someone is bad at their job, they sit firmly in the "too hard" tray and are never dealt with. Bonus pots rarely shared out fairly...

Advice to Senior Management

Take a good look at the management teams of smaller agencies. Are they worth the money? Listen to people new to the business, just because they're green doesn't mean their opinion isn't valid.

Pros

Large Network of companies to work at

Cons

cheap, need to provide bonuses to employees at lower levels

Advice to Senior Management

Share the wealth with your employees

Pros

what sets rtc apart is the pople are nice. good pay and benefits.

Cons

bureaucracy, mediocrity, overmanagement, heavily siloed

Advice to Senior Management

less managers please

Pros

Get to touch basically all areas of the network

Cons

No room to move up the ladder. You just get stuck in the same position.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work