Does Merlot Marketing pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Merlot Marketing employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Merlot Marketing. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Merlot Marketing?

72% of Merlot Marketing employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Merlot Marketing 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Merlot Marketing according to real employee reviews?

"I really enjoyed working with a lot of fun, creative people with a wide variety of personalities." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Merlot Marketing according to real employee reviews?

"Management is also really into "teaching moments", so if you aren't 22 and fresh out of college, you'll roll your eyes a lot during the staff meetings about how to talk to other adults (clients)." ((in 4 reviews)); "The workload can be intense, especially with the limited staffing we experienced during my time with the agency, and long hours were a regular occurrence." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Debi Hammond

Not enough data to show CEO approval

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Senior management

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Diversity and inclusion

Merlot Marketing has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merlot Marketing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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20 reviews

5.0

23 Aug 2023

Merlot reinvented how I felt about agency work (in the best way)

Account excecutive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

After working at three different PR/Marketing agencies I can confidently say that Merlot’s agency culture is unmatched. Everybody is so supportive and focused on creating top-tier work, and it shows in the incredible coverage and opportunities that get secured for clients. The leadership and management team has consistently shown support by checking to make sure I am doing okay (professionally and personally), that I have what I need to work successfully, and if I have any questions or feedback about things I am working on. This type of support has made it exciting to work everyday and be in an environment where people not only care about their work and clients, but also about their team. Many of the perks (remote work policy, monthly lunches, weekly team brainstorms, daily check ins to name a few) has created an environment that motivates me rather than stresses me out like past agencies have.

Cons

My only con is that the PTO policy could be more generous (compared to past companies I’ve worked for).

5.0

15 Aug 2023

Make It Happen

Senior marketing account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The team is small, but made up of passionate, hard working and genuine people. I am motivated by my team to work hard and to make it happen. I have been with Merlot for less than a year, but have felt encouraged, challenged and rewarded by this team daily.

Cons

Merlot is a bit traditional in terms of salary, PTO, and benefits. They are not competitive with tech industry so they don't follow the modern "perks"/expectations of wellness/fitness benefits, provided meals, unlimited PTO, etc.

1.0

17 Feb 2022

Run.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Hard to think of any.

Cons

Horrible management. They act pro women but hold all the women in the office back. If you want to get promoted and have respect, be a man or work for a different agency.

Merlot Marketing Response

We always appreciate open and transparent feedback, so it’s always disappointing when the first time we hear criticism is on a public review platform versus a conversation with one of us. We try to be open and clear with praise and constructive feedback and ask the same of our team members toward us. At Merlot Marketing, we are pro-professional, pro-employee, pro-client, pro-business, pro-great work and pro-success. We promote based on merit and performance, and given that the agency is run by two women, I question the comment about needing to “be a man” to get promoted. I’m proud to say that our agency’s culture is all about Heart, Hustle and Teamwork. For those that don’t, or can’t, work as a team or perform to our standards, there are wonderful opportunities for them to excel elsewhere. And we wish all of them the best.

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