PR News Names MWW Group “One of The Best Places To Work In Public Relations”
Annual Survey of Public Relations Agency Employees Recognizes MWW As a Top-Rated Firm for Workplace Atmosphere, Career Growth/Training and Employee Programs
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., October 8 - MWW Group (http://www.mww.com), one of the nation’s top ten public relations firms, announced today that it has been named ‘One of The Best Places to Work in Public Relations’ by PR News Platinum PR Awards. Among the top honors in the public relations industry, the annual list is compiled via a nationwide survey of employees at global, mid-size and boutique agencies. Commissioned by PR News in August 2009, the survey assessed employee feedback on workplace issues such as transparent communication, opportunity for career growth, company incentives, career training programs, flexible work hours, and volunteer days, among others.
“What truly makes MWW Group a great place to work are the talented people who come each day motivated to deliver on our ‘Aim High. Deliver.’ philosophy,” said Michael W. Kempner, president and CEO of MWW Group. “We strive for a positive and vibrant workplace where our staff can grow, and in fact, many of our senior staff members have been here for years, some starting off at the entry level. It is a testament to our commitment to our people that so many chose to build a career here.”
MWW Group believes in corporate responsibility, helping its employees achieve a healthy work-life balance, and offering ample opportunities for growth and development.
Some of the initiatives that MWW Group has implemented are:
- MWW Green: MWW Group focuses on environmental responsibility and drives towards being carbon neutral. MWW Group has been CarbonFree through its partnership with Carbonfund.org for three years running, and is ISO 14001 certified.
- MWW University: MWW Group’s formal learning and development program, offering professional development programming to employees at all levels.
- No Drive Workdays: This environmental program enables employees to work from home two days each month and save money while minimizing their carbon footprint.
- Employee-Driven Levels Meetings: MWW Group is committed to a more employee-centered company and instituted employee-driven “levels” meetings to discuss internal and external issues that employees deem relevant. As a result, employee-driven policies are shaped.
- Relaxed Dress Code: MWW Group established a relaxed, casual, and informal dress code to enable our employees to work comfortably.
- Summer Fridays: Each Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day the company closes at 2 p.m.
About MWW Group
MWW Group is one of the nation’s top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations and “Aim High… and Deliver” commitment to client service. For the past four years, MWW Group has been honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. In 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News, in recognition of the firm’s growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).
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