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    Blue Fountain Media Reviews

    Updated December 17, 2018
    101 reviews

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    Pros

    • "Flexible hours and a great work from home policy also were nice added perks" (in 7 reviews)

    • "It's a great environment to learn a lot-and fast" (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • "We all work long hours and some of us can never "turn off" (in 9 reviews)

    • "BFM has endured some serious growing pains in recent years, so it's difficult to both keep up with the changing operations as well as client products" (in 6 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (2)

      "Opportunities abound"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Corporate Marketing in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Corporate Marketing in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Blue Fountain Media full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Now that BFM has fully integrated with its new parent company (Pactera) opportunities and expansion are flourishing. BFM is winning growth awards from the likes of Acquia and run like a professional growth organization.

      Now that we are part of a global enterprise the benefits package is on par with Fortune 500 companies. The management changes have turned a formerly entrepreneurial led organization into a professionally led organization to admire.

      New client requirements have helped weed out small clients and small projects are the rare exception. BFM has won great, long-term work from large enterprises that make the day to day much more fun.

      Cons

      Things move a bit slower and decisions take a while to develop at times but patience pays off.

      Advice to Management

      Stick with your growth plans and keep improving the benefits (if it's even possible) and there are great things to come.

    2. "Account Director"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time

      Pros

      Good atmosphere and nice people

      Cons

      lot's of underselling and over-promising by sales team.

    3. "Account Director"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Account Director in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Account Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Fun, fast paced, good variety of clients and projects. Great team, challenging accounts and never a dull moment. Extremely valuable experience.

      Cons

      Long hours and tough problems, clients come in with tight budgets and it is a challenge to manage expectations. Account managers need better sales incentives.

    4. "Good Stepping Stone"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time

      Pros

      coworkers and culture is fun

      Cons

      goals and processes tend to pivot at the word of the CEO...often

    5. Helpful (1)

      "New leadership is outstanding!"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Marketing in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Marketing in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Blue Fountain Media full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -Flexible office hours, work from home
      -New leadership from parent company is passionate about taking the company to the next level, very accessible and maintains an open-door, every opinion matters policy
      -Benefits package recently upgraded, AMAZING!
      -Monthly agency-wide meetings to share growth and vision

      Cons

      -growing pains are still lingering around, but no real complaints

      Advice to Management

      -Keep up the good work and thanks for being supportive and assuring during the transition in leadership

      Blue Fountain Media Response

      Mar 8, 2018 – Sales Operations Manager

      Thank you for the feedback! We have shared your comments internally!

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Great people, still has some growing pains"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The best part about Blue Fountain Media were the people. When I started there about 3 years ago, the entire organization was filled with a great group of teammates that were supportive and truly enjoyable to work with.

      It's a great environment to learn a lot-and fast.

      Flexible hours and a great work from home policy also were nice added perks.

      Cons

      There was too little transparency. To know what was "going on" at the company would mean you had to have a personal connection with someone that was "in the know."

      Robust career growth is not common.

      Low morale.

      Favoritism among employees.

      I'd say the corporate culture sucks, but it really just don't exist at all.

      Most employees are vastly underpaid.

      Advice to Management

      More staff meetings and transparency. Make an effort to create more initiatives that make work enjoyable.

    7. "I love BFM!"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate Account Director
      Former Employee - Associate Account Director
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great company environment and culture. Interesting projects.

      Cons

      I've had a great experience over my +2 years here. Yes, there are some challenges you may encounter, however, it is just a part of any interesting and meaningful job Honestly, nothing to complain about.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work.

      Blue Fountain Media Response

      Feb 27, 2018 – Sales Operations Manager

      Thank you! We appreciate your feedback!

    8. Helpful (5)

      "Maybe If You're Entry-Level..."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time

      Pros

      There honestly are not many pros for this company. There are some great minds and talent here, but some of their work cannot be done properly due to poor client base or lack of senior leadership above them. It's a pretty tough place to really get behind, and from working there, most of the 5 star reviews are completely fake and put there by internal resources that are asked to do it.

      Cons

      Gabe is definitely not easy in the office. From outbursts and yelling to a sales first attitude, the learning curve can become difficult for some. They've held "trainings" which you'd think you learn something new, but in the end it's a meeting where you're being asked to sell more to clients.

      Depending on your dept it can be difficult to get proper work done. There's a sales team whose job is just to close the door and bring in work, which ultimately sets the teams up for failure because promises are set at that point to a client with a price in mind. This sets a tone upfront so up to the employees to make sure it's then handled properly afterwards...

      Desktops are burdensome and old and when you walk in it's like being chained to your desk with the computers. The tablets might be a nice to have, but still made it difficult to work efficiently. Management as a whole can be a detriment. The culture there can be very immature at times too which can make it difficult for some to get behind and believe.

      Overall, office morale is low with a high turnover rate. Many people who come in from real jobs outside leave quickly when they see what it's really like v. what is promised/explained in job descriptions and interviews. Interviewer beware.

      Advice to Management

      If you say you're a top "agency" then show up to the table properly. Pay people what they deserve, treat employees how they should. Maybe look to recycle all that old junk that are "computers" and look into upping the office which was promised almost a year ago. Stop being a website chop shop and build up teams without overpromising to clients first to figure it out later.

      Blue Fountain Media Response

      Mar 8, 2018 – Sales Operations Manager

      We never want to hear that our employees are unhappy for any reason. We do wish that you would have raised these issues to HR so that we could have worked together to find a solution. Please do not... More

    9. Helpful (2)

      "A joke"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      A terrible agency.
      You get paid on time.
      Working remote.
      Rarely water or heat so office closes.
      Quiet office due to bad work

      Cons

      Bad management, bleeding clients, short staffed and unethical work with clients.
      Everything about this place. Desktops no laptops, Bad IT.

      Advice to Management

      Try harder

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Hated it"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Blue Fountain Media full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      stepping stone to my real job

      Cons

      - horrible management
      -horrible CEO
      - no benefits
      - clients were a joke
      - my boss would LIE

      Blue Fountain Media Response

      Mar 8, 2018 – Sales Operations Manager

      I am sorry to hear that your experience at the agency was not as positive as we would have liked to hear. We wish you would have raised these issues to HR, as the behavior mentioned is not tolerated... More