Pros
- Brilliant people, but they're mostly gone now - Flexible work hours and loose atmosphere for front line workers - Nice client roster to pad the resume - Gurval is actually a brilliant and inspiring strategist, but unfortunately not a terribly strong business leader
Cons
- Executive response to poor Glassdoor rankings is having the hack marketing team pepper this page with positive reviews. I actually sat in a meeting where this approach was approved - Switch to campaign based revenue means it's a constant hustle for revenue - EVPs need to leave. They've made their millions, so there's little motivation - Shift of focus to New York has made Blast a political snake pit - You can sheer a sheep many times, but only skin it once... Apply this analogy to people management - You pay people to work hard for you, which they do. However, don't mistake paying someone's salary for owning them - Newly minted CCO is not suited for the digital age - Wunderman has stunted this agency's ability to compete with the AKQAs and RGAs of the world