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      3.1

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (306 total reviews)
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      Simon Leslie/Michael Keating

      65% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

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      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      Ink has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ink employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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      306 reviews
      1.0
      Dec 16, 2013

      Hell must be a nicer place than Ink

      Anonymous employee
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Short notice periods so you can be out of your misery after a few days! I guess that´s the best thing about their employment contract.

      Cons

      The Managers treat you like kids. They don´t trust you to do a good job but micro-manage you to death. Expect you to work late in the evenings and weekends to do your lead sourcing. Poor basic salary. Commission structure will be changed at will whenever they believe people earn too much (such as 6%). Yes, they will tell you day in day out that their teams go on great incentive trips whenever they overachieve their targets. They want all employees to be ever so grateful for this. But in the end, they only pay for these short trips by the commission they do not pay out to those who are fired or who resign because they are so fed up with all the bulls**t that goes on every single day. Don´t expect to see the commission for big series deals as they will only be paid out when the magazines are published. They will not pay out in advance, secretly hoping you won´t be there anymore when the commission is due. Sounds like daft management practice to hope for good bookers to leave? Well, yes, I guess it is daft! As mentioned by others here: Early morning energy sessions that include jumping up and down, the Conga through the office and many more kindergarten style activities to increase your energy levels before you hit the phone. Oh, did I tell you about the MINIMUM of 2 1/2 hrs on the phone every single day? In summary: The worst management style and culture I´ve ever come across. So happy not to be working for them anymore.

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      Ink Response
      9y
      Shoreditch times are long gone, and so is the management and leadership style. Ink has since grow like a company and has invested in training and development and we have updated our business strategies that cover all areas. We understand that sales environment is fast paced and that management sometimes may require longer working hours, but that is the business today. Unfortunately, today’s competitive environment does not allow global business to blink even for a second. Commission structure at Ink has been consistent, and clear over the last few years, and it’s paid to employees on a monthly basis, providing the accounts have been settled. Our incentives consists of various financial and non-financial awards, and we aim to take all our teams on incentive trips every quarter. We do that to reward performance and show our appreciation, and not because we expect our employees to be grateful or in debt to a company. Early morning sessions are by choice only, and have been introduced to trigger the positivity and increase performance, as well to relax and have fun. Like we have mentioned before, many things have changed during the past couple of years and we are now looking at the new stage in our development and success.
      4.0
      Dec 15, 2013

      fun place to grow

      Media specialist
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun environment and fast paced, good training, good sales culture

      Cons

      Salary low, uncertain commission, you have no say

      1.0
      Sep 26, 2013

      Honest insight for potential sales employees at INK London

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Getting a job here is easy, countless people join, with little or no experience or qualifications. While it isn't rocket science to sell ad space, it would be reassuring to know that people on the floor were not straight out of GCSE's and can string a sentence together. The typical 'seedy sales boy' can be seen left right and center in this office with baggy jackets loose ties and disgusting attitudes. The sort of sales staff that would sell would / could sell ice to an Inuit, except they would describe it as a risk free time share on offer at a fraction of it's true value. Truth be told, there is huge emphasis on lead generation owning to the fact that there is little to no repeat business as their products are sub-par and overpriced (Advice to any potential client - Don't). When I worked here it was a requirement to have 100 NEW leads each day. There was also the requirement to have 120 minutes of conversations with clients on the phones, from that you were required to have 10 successful conversations going through an impossible to complete tick box process which rewarded all the wrong behaviours. Fail to do any of this? Forget your commission. Sell sell sell, no commission. Good glad that's understood.

      Cons

      Everything was just wonderful, be read the above for clarification.

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      Ink Response
      9y
      We appreciate your feedback. Ink has stable management with clear directions and objectives that are communicated across global offices. We will take this opportunity to acknowledge that our employees come first, as they are the ones who are taking care of our clients and are exceeding our business goals. We have invested in training and development and in recruiting the top talent; thanks to this facts we were and we are going to be able to position ourselves on the market as global leaders.
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