IBISWorld Reviews

Pros

nice people and good culture

Cons

the work can be dull sometimes

Advice to Management

nothing much

Pros

Many nice and people with friendly appearance.

Cons

Management lacks the ability to lead with clear guidelines.

Advice to Management

Need structure and direction. Too many ambiguities.

Pros

Fun place to work Good perks

Cons

Open floor plan in noisy office makes it hard to concentrate on work Many recent college grads employed here, so it feels like school/college culture Drama among employees

Advice to Management

None

Pros

-Best job I've ever had, in a much more interesting field than where I came from. -Average age is in the upper 20's, so I fit right in -Work from home days based on tenure -Fun Midyear & Holiday parties, with team-building events throughout the year (the general mgr is all about that) -People are for the most part nice, helpful, and great to hang with -Put in the work and you'll get the rewards and opportunities...

Cons

-Now the bonus structure is different from one business unit to the other, so if you are placed in the wrong unit you can make less bonus -Manager skill level varies- some are knowledgeable and challenge you, while others micromanage and complicate your deals -Some teams have high turnover, though that also might be the field -Not much leeway if you aren't hitting monthly quota -Earnings potential plateaus after a...

Advice to Management

-Get the product strategy down right, rather than pivoting every few quarters. Sellers are more effective when there is a clear strategy. -Promote based on merit and aptitude. There are managers that don't have the experience to lead a team. -Find a new office space soon -Turnover is expensive (duh)- hire people you know will stay and succeed

Pros

- Young work environment with fun people - Exposure to various US industries and official government data sets - Will help you develop strong writing skills

Cons

- Primarily a revenue focused organization - Monotonous daily work flow - In reality, you are expected to complete more work than is possible in the allotted time frame. Many analysts end up working late and on weekends in order to maintain quality.

Advice to Management

Find a way to reward and provide incentives to production, not just sales teams and CRMs. For many production employees, it feels like the hours and work they put in goes unnoticed, particularly by those in senior management. In general, production employees are feeling burnt out.

Pros

Good training for new hires. Company growth in recent years. Product advancements. Exciting work environment and some perks.

Cons

Keep your head down and do what you’re asked. Management and culture needs improvement and this could be a result of the fast growth recently - focus on the business brought focus away from the people. Basically, Don’t rock the boat and challenge Management here. As a previous post mentions, they’ll blame it on “cultural differences” despite good intentions.

Pros

work life balance is second to none. people are fun to work with, very collaborative environment. Hierarchical structure is flat, but not too flat. you feel you can talk to anyone at anytime. very rarely will you come across an individual that you do not like on an interpersonal level. Sales managers legitimately have your back, and legitimately want you to succeed, and generate revenue. the goals of the organization...

Cons

most (if not all) of the CONS are product related, and too numerous to type. The product is simply not very robust, the reports are incredibly surface level, and do not provide the client with actionable insight they cant get off the internet for free. compensation, in terms of base salary, is below-market. the top 10% of salespeople W2 anywhere from 100-130K. its almost impossible to W2 over 200k unless you're highly...

Advice to Management

IBISWorld is a fantastic organization with fantastic people. the product just needs to get better, quickly. "yes of course you can get all this information for free, on your own, but think of the time we save by giving it all to you in one place!" cannot remain the firm's strongest value proposition; It's not 2013 anymore. many of the competitors IBIS goes up against (Pitchbook, CB insights, DealCloud) did not exist...

Pros

Great sales colleagues. IBISWorld can help a person launch into their full career or at least find their direction. Their top performing salespeople often have their own way of closing business away from the status quo at the company.

Cons

New York team has very little leadership. Most of the direction comes from the leaders in Australia. They have hired several VP's to try and make up for leadership that has simply been granted due to tenure or organizational moves. "COO" for example is more of a title than actual function.

Advice to Management

Invest in people and upper management that can encourage and drive your employees.