A&R Edelman leapt into the #4 spot nationwide in the 2004 Holmes Report "Best Agencies to Work For" survey of PR agency employees this year, up from tenth place in 2003. Continuing dedication to employee quality of work/life and increasing investment in professional development, training, feedback and coaching helped A&R Edelman climb the rankings and win kudos from its employees in almost every survey category.
Among the individual categories, agency highlights for 2004 included being listed first in the country in employee satisfaction with training and second in work-life balance. A&R Edelman also landed in the top ten for management accessibility and community relations.
This year, more than 4,200 employees in 120 agencies nationwide participated in the blind survey, which which invites staffers to rate their firms on more than 40 criteria in categories such as empowerment, people and culture, communication, professional development, ethics and compensation.
Bob Angus, president and managing partner of A&R Edelman, said, "We care deeply about our people and we intend to make this the kind of agency where they can come and flourish with us for the long term. Their recognition for our efforts is truly an honor."
About A&R Edelman
A&R Edelman is a team of communications professionals and creative
thinkers working with clients to raise visibility, build momentum and increase
market advantage. The agency's clients are among the industry's most innovative
and closely watched companies, from groundbreaking start-ups to industry leaders
such as Adobe and Palm Inc. A frequent winner of industry awards for its client
PR campaigns, A&R Edelman was named Mid-sized Agency of the Year 2004 by PR Week
and Agency of the Year in 2001 by Adweek's Technology Marketing magazine.
A&R Edelman also recently ranked fourth in the "Best Agencies to Work For" survey
conducted by the Holmes Report.
With staff in Silicon Valley, New York, Denver and Portland, A&R Edelman offers complete public relations and investor relations programs, representing technology companies in enterprise software infrastructure, security, mobile and wireless, digital publishing and consumer technology markets.