Glorified Telemarketer - Sales Warc Employee Review

1.0
Dec 2, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice Colleagues and the chance to work with a few big names.

Cons

Since WARC Americas was under the same leadership throughout 2019, NB quarterly goals were never achieved. As NB continuously missed targets, management decided it was best to record and review team members phone calls both internally and externally to see where the problem stemmed. One of the many ideas Management landed on for better results was designated hourly calling. One of those times was 3pm on Fridays exactly when everyone wants to buy a new subscription from a company they’ve never heard of through a cold call. Don’t worry; you receive a daily and weekly email on how many calls you made, messages you left and emails you sent. One of the more tedious ideas NB management came up with was the daily morning meeting where you have to stand (not sit) in a circle to tell the team “What you are excited for that day”. WARC leadership is so bloated with bad ideas, the parent company; Ascential closed one of the two offices in the US in 2020. There was a travel and budget freeze in 2019. The job is 90% cold calling which would be fine IF they didn’t keep cutting tools.

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5.0
Jan 21, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing team culture from top to bottom - Great place to grow professionally if you invest the effort. WARC/Ascential will open a lot of doors for you if you work hard, especially considering how fast the company is growing and teams are expanding. You have the freedom to shape your role and take charge of projects that you genuinely find interesting and that utilize your strengths, so your career path here really is in your hands. Promotions are based on merit, so you have to show that you are able/willing to take on a higher level of responsibility, you can’t just expect it based on tenure or a few big wins. - You’re working with the top companies in the world which is exciting, it broadens your horizons beyond marketing and exposes you to a lot of diverse industries. - Great environment for creative minds who want to continually innovate and improve - Lots of flexibility and good work/life balance - It’s really an incredible product that addresses a true pain point in the market. Their customers love it, there’s a team of really smart people behind it, and the company has a really bright future ahead

Cons

- Not a con, but success here requires actual interest in marketing and an active effort to understand how external factors impact the companies you work with. - There aren’t really “quiet times” which can be tiring - Outdated tools and resources, a lot of processes that should be automated are not

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Warc Response
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Thank you for sharing your positive feedback. We’re delighted to hear you’ve had such a positive experience with us, found WARC an interesting place to grow and develop and that our approach to flexibility has worked well for you. Thank you for your feedback regarding our tools and resources, rest assured that we are continually looking at ways to best support our workforce and regularly review our systems. If you have any specific suggestions you would like to discuss, please contact us at recruitment@ascential.com.
4.0
Nov 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Feels like a family & very fun

Cons

Pay is low compared to industry

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