An honor we embrace more than others…

By Robert Wheatley

Wheatley & Timmons is among the top 20 best agencies to work for in the US, following a national competition conducted by The Holmes Group.

This year has been pretty good in the awards recognition department. We also found out recently that our on-line video work for Nature’s Variety pet food took a Silver Telly award in the direct marketing category. Similarly our video blog productions for Sargento Foods won a Bronze Telly in the business-to-consumer category. But frankly, all of this pales in comparison to the Best Agency to Work For competition conducted by Paul Holmes of The Holmes Group .

The people who work here drive our business results. The triumphs and successes we see on behalf of clients, the great insights and strong ideas all originate with one important source: our client service teams and media experts. So we think that our organization wins and loses in the long-term based on how we recruit, grow and develop our people. Top priority for us is our team-focused business model and the investments we make in cultivating talent, guiding careers and adding to everyone’s knowledge and skill sets.

The Best Agency competition is pretty thorough. The management team must respond to a lengthy questionnaire about our mission, policies, procedures, development programs, benefits and culture. Employees take a confidential survey (executive team is not permitted to see the results) to assess their views. Out of this download comes the data and information reviewed by Paul Holmes and his staff to make their picks.

It is our mission to be a Best Agency to Work For. Bravo to the committed and extraordinarily talented people who make up the fabric of what the Wheatley & Timmons agency is all about. This kind of validation in our view supersedes all other forms of peer recognition.

Our next objective is to crack the top 10.