It's not what you know, but who you know and how good of a salesman you are (you need to constantly be selling yourself). Working late or through lunch won't get you anywhere. You need to network- a.k.a. Kiss a lot of "tail" with other people in your own department and others. Go out to lunch with others who are your senior. Tell them what you are working on and ask them for their advice.
They also have a very inconsistent promotion policy. They generally do not promote anyone. When you become eligible for the next level through "succession planning" (all of the people whose but you kissed say how great you are), then you need to apply for positions at the next level and interview for them. You could work for three years to get promotable and then spend then next two years trying to get it!
Also, you could be winning awards one day and find your role eliminated the next day. There is no job security. The company has been consolidating positions for the last 5 years. There are VPs and prior company presidents interviewing for Director roles- it all flows downhill, resulting in fewer opportunities for advancement (let alone keeping your job).
Because the company is growing very little, management has not paid full bonuses in the last 3-4 years. E.g. If you have a target bonus of 15% expect to get 12%, even if you fully meet your objectives.
Lastly, the company is very focused on diversity- so much so that they actually state that they may exclude certain individuals from even interviewing based on diversity considerations.
