TBWA\WHYBIN WINS BEST PLACE TO WORK ACCOLADE

TBWA\Whybin is now the best place to work in the country, according to the results of the latest Unlimited / JRA Best Places to Work in New Zealand survey.
The agency won the best small to medium workplace category (50 – 149 staff) and is the only advertising agency to have featured in the top 10, irrespective of the categories available. Approximately 98% of the 400,000 enterprises in New Zealand have fewer than 100 employees and the small to medium enterprise sector employs 60% of the total workforce in the country.
The win is all the more remarkable given the nature of the industry TBWA\Whybin (and its direct marketing arm, TEQUILA\) operates in. The eighties, long seen as the decade of long advertising lunches, have been superseded by a commercial environment that demands long hours and hard work.
"Advertising is a great business, but it's also a tough business. It makes a lot of demands upon our people. Deadlines and pressures are very much the order of the day and despite that stress we try to ensure our people have fun and have built a supportive culture that translates into great work for our clients,” says David Walden (pictured), Chief Executive, TBWA\Whyin.
"The agency is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and many of our clients, like our 50-strong team, have been with us from the onset. We've created a really special culture; it's about doing world-class work but also having a good time, celebrating success and sharing the pain when things don't go to plan. It's a very special place,” he adds.
A record 232 organisations employing more than 37,500 people entered the 2006 Unlimited/JRA Best Places to Work in New Zealand Survey.