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    Match Marketing Group Reviews

    Updated 13 November, 2018
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    Match Marketing Group President and CEO Michael Dill
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    29 Ratings

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    • "Like any experiential marketing agency, there are periods of intense travel and long hours" (in 19 reviews)

    • "Upper management changes their mind every 6 months" (in 13 reviews)

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    1. "Merchandising relin"

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      Former Employee - Retail Merchandiser in Halifax, NS
      Former Employee - Retail Merchandiser in Halifax, NS
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Match Marketing Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great team of hard workers and professionals

      Cons

      Only probably is to have a ride ready to travel but even with that the company pays for travel expenses

      Advice to Management

      I love you this job , company and team that I become apart of , thank you so mucj

    2. "Company that has their employees' weelness at heart"

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      Current Employee - Senior Recruiter in Montreal, QC
      Current Employee - Senior Recruiter in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Match Marketing Group full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      You can bring on your knowledge/ideas to the growth of the team / company

      Cons

      Too many systems to work with, must be updated. Must be upgraded.

      Advice to Management

      Listen more to our voices as it will impact positively our company's growth. Company has a enormous potential to succeed.

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    3. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Ops in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Ops in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Match Marketing Group full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      fun to work at, great management team

      Cons

      no cons, great to work for WOW team

      Advice to Management

      keep up the great work and respect for field

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Gone downhill"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Match Marketing Group full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Extra vacation day on long weekends
      Great benefits
      RRSP contributions
      Flexible work hours if requested

      Cons

      This place has gone downhill in a wheel barrel. What started as a company that prides themselves on integrity and trust has become a company of lies, deceit and games. They are loosing clients like crazy, and keep hiring high priced, useless “Sr leadership” staff and cutting the “little guys” jobs. I have yet to see a single one of these upper management jokes bring in any new business, or do anything of any importance other than take our money and our bonuses. Oh did I mention when you sign your contract they tell you that you are eligible for a bonus but haven’t actually given one out in years. I don’t know what they’re doing, but clearly something isn’t working and life/the business was so much better when CD was in charge.

      Advice to Management

      Close your doors. Stop trying it’s not worth it.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "No growth opps"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great coworkers
      Snacks
      Fun corporate events

      Cons

      Unfortunately new management does not know what they’re doing.
      Senior management will protect themselves at any cost and not promote growth and equality amongst staff.
      No where to move up/stay long term here.
      High turnover.
      Continuously loosing top clients/work
      No training provided or support. Everyone “too busy” to help support and foster growth.
      Management leads by fear and intimidation.
      Deceitful directors and VPs.

      Advice to Management

      Trust your employees and treat with respect.

    6. "Great Environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Match Marketing Group full-time

      Pros

      Good people
      Fun environment
      Casual dress code

      Cons

      Not very many growth opportunities

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Stay Away"

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      Current Employee - Espresso Brand Ambassador
      Current Employee - Espresso Brand Ambassador
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Match Marketing Group part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Flexible
      - Work in special events
      - Free coffee

      Cons

      - Takes forever to get paid
      - Have to submit expenses like milk
      - "investigations" on other team members leads to pay delays across the board
      - Management is slow in responding to your queries
      - Stay away in general, you are easily replaceable

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Hemorrhaging clients"

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      Current Employee - Creative in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Creative in Mississauga, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Match Marketing Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Decent work environment
      Location in Mississauga is preferable to venturing into downtown Toronto
      Flexible work hours
      Free green tea

      Cons

      Leadership has created a toxic culture from the top down: sleeping with staff, poor communication (it's either no communication by avoiding employees or outright lying about staffing/financials at town hall meetings) and general mismanagement of resources. This has led to the loss of several high-profile clients/accounts and endless ongoing job losses, er, restructuring.
      The company doesn't know what it wants to be. They built their brand on shopper and experiential marketing and now current leadership wants to throw that away in hopes of becoming a brand agency.
      The creative studio is terribly mismanaged: there is zero communication from creative leadership and an endless stream of freelancers lead the department at the expense of full-time employees (other than a select few "favourites"). Oh, and copywriters are the new Creative Directors at Match.
      The pay is embarrassingly low. Anywhere from 10-20k below industry averages in creative roles.
      Unless you are a freelancer at Match, there are no real opportunities for growth. Combined with a horrible track record over the past 2 years at winning any new projects or accounts and the mass exodus of current clients, this is not a place you want to be.

      Advice to Management

      Executive leadership needs an enema. Tear it down and start over.

    9. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Kelowna, BC
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Kelowna, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Match Marketing Group full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      I was employed at the orchard park location and it's been fantastic. Training was recently remodeled and was easy to follow, I was paid for my time at home to go over the training and it only took 5 days until I was earning commission. The structure has been recently revamped and is an improvement for full timers with incentives to keep pushing yourself. 6 brands to represent means constantly learning the new promos but they give a great selection of options and you can genuinely feel that you're helping the customers without having to push them onto any specific carrier. Competitive hourly wage and good commission structure, and a few times a week a customer even gives a tip. Location is extremely well managed and there's a true teamwork dynamic. Every week reps get targets based on the store location, previous years sales and the amount of hours they work and these goals are always attainable and rewarded neither gift cards (MasterCard) and knick knacks from corporate. If you do not attain these targets there is no punishment or pressure. You can look over the previous week and look at what you wish to focus on the next week and discuss how you'll do so with a manager. This guarantees results and there is no shame.

      Cons

      The new commission structure can be improved for part timers as the 25 phones/month goal can seem unattainable when you only work so few hours.

      Advice to Management

      Current manager is being underutilized and has more potential than she's currently able to show off

    10. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Match Marketing Group part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Achievable sales target
      Employee discounts
      Flexible schedule
      Good pay

      Cons

      Long hours of standing
      New commission structure do not motivate part timers

      Advice to Management

      Create a different commission structure to motivate part timers.

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