Blue Corona Reviews

Pros

It is the most positive, engaging and educational work environment I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Every single staff member truly cares about the company, their clients and their peers. It truly has more of a family atmosphere! If you want to learn and improve as a professional this is the right place. As an employee here, I've had the chance to learn from some of the greatest minds in the business....and...

Cons

I have no cons.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing!

Pros

Most people work hard and are friendly with each other. You get free lunch on Fridays. There are a lot of celebrations for birthdays and holidays. You get a lot of responsibility and some input on the client.

Cons

Since the last review, over a dozen people have quit which is pretty much all you need to know. Blue Corona says it hires and develops the best people but there is no professional development or work-life balance. New hires come in excited about what they’ve been told their job will be only to be overworked and stressed-out by month 3. The company hires reactively instead of proactively which means everyone is overworked....

Pros

Most of the people actually doing the work are nice, fun, smart, and driven people who help each other out and try to do a good job. It's a good place to make friends. Free lunch fridays and summer friday hours are nice, and office contests/parties are fun. Also casual dress code! It's not the worst place if you are straight out of college with no experience, don't have other options, and wouldn't mind writing/reading...

Cons

Like other reviews have said, the exec team does not hire to keep up with, let alone get ahead, of workload. Everyone is constantly overloaded, and management offers absolutely no help for this. The hiring process is slooow, usually a few months just to find someone, because they are obsessed with "culture fit", which seems to be if two or three specific people at the agency like the personality of a candidate. I've never...

Advice to Management

Listen to employee feedback and make actual changes, don't try to mask problems by throwing random perks at it. Hire to keep up with and get ahead of sales. Manage the sales team. Respect employees and treat them like adults. Flexible work hours, better work from home policy, less micromanaging (train your managers).

Pros

Blue Corona has been so good to me over the past 4+ years. If you work hard, genuinely care about your teammates and clients, and have a good attitude, you WILL be rewarded in many ways. But you have to be willing to put in the effort. There are no handouts. The company wouldn't be where it is today if that were the case. I'm surrounded by extremely smart people who I actually enjoy working with. Every day is filled...

Cons

Because the company has grown so much and so quickly, it has been a challenge to keep up with hiring, which has lead to periods of having to be creative with my time and resources. However, the company is making clear strides to find that balance and I am very optimistic about the direction we're heading.

Pros

In my time at Blue Corona, some of the best aspects have been: - receiving extensive and organized training for SEO and digital marketing - the growth mindset; challenging employees to be a part of company goals but also expecting professional development - the leadership is transparent and, in my experience, willing to take time in order to answer questions/ offer assistance -the passionate and fun culture

Cons

The company has aggressive growth goals, and as expected has some growing pains. BUT, leadership is proactive in putting in/ planning solutions. Not really a con as it is clear the company works hard to address issues.

Advice to Management

Continue to be available to employees as the company expands. It goes a long way to know the leadership is concerned with your growth and experience at Blue Corona.

Pros

Blue Corona is incredibly transparent when it comes to finances and business numbers, which really keeps employees invested in the performance of the company. It is a community built on striving for the best, so your peers provide constructive feedback to push you to do your best work. Everyone in the office has been welcoming and supportive. I am continually impressed by how long employees (and clients) remain at the...

Cons

Blue Corona is continually growing very quickly, which I see as a pro, but if that's not what you're looking for, don't apply.

Pros

- Solid ownership - Great communication even with locations so far apart - Regular continued education - Did a decent job of identifying their target audience and not straying too far from them.

Cons

- Under-qualified management. - Account managers who know absolutely nothing about the internet or websites. - Its a young company going through growing pains. - Some of their best practices for SEO are a little sketchy

Advice to Management

Educate your account managers to facilitate communication breakdown and eliminate handoff mistakes. Hire managers who have earned their stripes. Not your friends, or your business partner's kids.

Pros

I have only been working with Blue Corona for 16 months, but it is by far the best company I have ever worked for. I have learned more valuable information in my short time with this company than I have in any of my other jobs...combined. Aside from that, the people I work with are all amazing. We work hard and have lots of fun. The CEO is an incredible leader who pushes all of us to be the best we can be. I have never...

Cons

I don't have any cons!