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Media & Marketing (United States) 2021

The media and marketing benchmark includes firms that are centered on promoting brands and selling products and services through established and emerging online channels, harnessing these elements of media to engage potential and current customers. Media and marketing encompasses many different mediums, including display advertising, content marketing and social media promotions. These organizations mostly provide these services and platforms for external clients.

  • ~0.9m

    Questions answered
    in last 12 months

  • /
  • ~85

    Organizations

These insights represent ~0.9m questions answered from ~85 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 1,200 people, in the last 12 months.

The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by ] Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Marketing and Advertising

    70%

  • Online Media

    16%

  • Public Relations and Communications

    14%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

74% of Media and Marketing (United States) employees are engaged

This is in the top 44% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 26 and is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

75%

4% above global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

86%

2% above global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

87%

Same as global average

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

66%

1% below global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

56%

3% below global average

The highest scoring question for Media & Marketing United States had 91% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.


People in Media & Marketing United States were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'My manager, or someone else, has communicated some clear actions based on recent employee survey results' with 22% of people disagreeing (+7% above average).

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Media and Marketing (United States) organizations.

1

I know where to raise concerns or queries I have in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

85% favorable


The factor this relates most closely to is Raising Concerns

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Media and Marketing (United States) organizations.

1

I know where to raise concerns or queries I have in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

85% favorable

Raising Concerns
2

Even when something bad happens (e.g., when I get critical feedback from my manager, I have a negative social interaction with a peer, etc.), I don't question whether or not I belong at [Company]

71% favorable

Belonging
3

I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company]

67% favorable

Learning & Development
4

[Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years

77% favorable

Company Performance
5

I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]

81% favorable

Leadership

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

79% favorable

Learning & Development
2

I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me

79% favorable

Alignment & Involvement
3

Even when something bad happens (e.g., when I get critical feedback from my manager, I have a negative social interaction with a peer, etc.), I don't question whether or not I belong at [Company]

71% favorable

Belonging
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

4.0 stars (+0.2)

Culture and Values

4.0 stars (+0.1)

Work Life Balance

4.1 stars (+0.3)

Compensation and Benefits

3.8 stars (+0.2)

Career Opportunities

3.7 stars (+0.2)

Recommend to Friend

74.0% (+3)

CEO Approval

88.0% (+4)

How does Media and Marketing (United States) compare?

Organizations in Media & Marketing United States tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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