Thursday, July 22, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS, July 22, 2010 – Weber Shandwick has been named one of 2010’s Best Places to Work by the
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. This marks the fifth straight year that the local public relations firm has received this honor.
Rankings are based on surveys of employees. Winners were determined by Quantum Workplace after employees at qualifying companies took a web-based survey created by Quantum. Weber Shandwick is among 15 companies being honored in the medium-size company category.
The firm also was recently recognized as one of the “Top Workplaces in the Twin Cities metro area” based on an employee-based survey project from the
Star Tribune. The report can be found at StarTribune.com/topworkplaces.
“Ours is a business that succeeds because of the extraordinary talent and professionalism of our people,” said Sara Gavin, president of Weber Shandwick’s Minneapolis office. “And our people are the reason that Weber Shandwick is a great place to work, learn, build a career and grow professionally. This recognition is extremely gratifying.”
The Minneapolis office of Weber Shandwick is the leading public relations office in the upper Midwest, offering consumer, corporate, financial services, healthcare, public affairs, digital communications, technology communications and marketing expertise. The office represents a variety of national and local clients, including BAE Systems, Honeywell, the Internal Revenue Service, the Mall of America and Polaris.
About Weber ShandwickWeber Shandwick is a leading global public relations agency with offices in 81 countries around the world. The firm’s success is built on its deep commitment to client service, our people, creativity, collaboration and harnessing the power of Advocates - engaging stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputation. Weber Shandwick provides strategy and execution across practices such as consumer marketing, healthcare, technology, public affairs, financial services, corporate and crisis management. Its specialized services include digital/social media, advocacy advertising, market research, and corporate responsibility. In 2010, Weber Shandwick was named Global Agency of the Year by
The Holmes Report for the second year in a row; an ‘Agency of the Decade’ by
Advertising Age, Large PR Agency of the Year by
Bulldog Reporter, a Digital Firm of the Year by
PR News, and Top Corporate Responsibility Advisory Firm by
CR Magazine. The firm has also won numerous ‘best place to work’ awards around the world
. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit
http://www.webershandwick.com.