Vantaggi
Great culture, good people, and a small shop that allows you to wear many hats. There is also a great opportunity for discretionary and company-wide bonuses, which is a benefit of workign for a privately owned company
Svantaggi
Overall, I think Resource-Ammirati needs to take a deep breath and identify what their niche is as an agency. Like most agencies are these days, they're pushing for the "Integrated Offerings" angle, but they are rooted in digital and don't have any experience in running integrated campaigns. I found myself struggling any time someone asked what we specialized in, and that came through when searching for and pitching new business. The lack of clients comment seems to be specific to the Chicago office, but during the last year of employment at Resource-Ammirati, the strongest piece of business we had was a second-tier incontinence brand. If managment really wants to gain success in the Chicago office, they need to shift some at least 1 strong client to that office, or go win some sexy business that the employees will be proud to work on.