• Listen, Learn and Retain

  13, Aug, 2010

  What marketers want from a position is often at odds with what employers think they want – and subsequently offer, writes Aquent's Tim McNamara.

• Industry on the up

  12, Aug, 2010

  We all hoped it was true, and now it’s official cause the research says so. Yep, the advertising, design and marketing industry is very much back on the block. While global spending figures confirm the industry is on the up, jobs remain one of the best indicators of the health of the industry and global staffing company Aquent’s latest research confirms the good news.

• Aquent Market Eye Survey Predicts Recovery To Continue, Intensify

  07, Jul, 2010

  Global design and marketing staffing company Aquent has released its 2010 Market Eye survey, a snapshot of hiring intentions and salary predictions for the marketing and design industry across Australia and New Zealand.

• Aquent Joins as the Official Career Sponsor of the 14th Annual Webby Award

  26, Apr, 2010

  The Webby Awards announced that Aquent has joined as the Official Career Sponsor of the 14th Annual Webby Awards, held in New York City on June 14, 2010.

• AMA Webinar: Behavioral Segmentation: Using Web Analytics for Better Results

  01, Sep, 2010

  Spend a worthwhile hour with behavioral segmentation gurus Andrew Robinson and Matt Hayes to learn:

  • How to use behavioral data to segment your way to better results.
  • How to best use web analytics to understand subscriber behaviors and associated implications
  • How to combine self-reported identifiers and preferences with behavioral data to refine segmentation
  • How to market most effectively to your highest potential segments

• AMA Webinar: Social Media Marketing to Women: What Every Brand Needs to Know

  15, Sep, 2010

  n this informative webinar, Pontiflex, the industry’s leading email and social acquisition platform, and Leapfrog Interactive, an award winning digital agency, team up to share exclusive insights on how to use online advertising to connect with women in the places where they get information, shop, and share ideas.

• Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

  03, Nov, 2009

  For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

• Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

  23, Oct, 2009

  Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

13, Aug, 2010

Listen, Learn and Retain

www.marketingmag.com.au Tim McNamara, Agent, Aquent What marketers want from a position is often at odds with what employers think they want – and subsequently offer, writes Aquent's Tim McNamara.

12, Aug, 2010

Industry on the up

AdTown, South Australia Sputnik, AdTown, South Australia We all hoped it was true, and now it’s official cause the research says so. Yep, the advertising, design and marketing industry is very much back on the block. While global spending figures confirm the industry is on the up, jobs remain one of the best indicators of the health of the industry and global staffing company Aquent’s latest research confirms the good news.

01, Aug, 2010

Fighting Back

Desktop Magazine Tim McNamara, Creative Agent, Aquent Despite persistent challenges, Australia's creative industry is shrugging off a year of instability to emerge leaner and meaner, writes Aquent creative agent, Tim McNamara

13, Jul, 2010

Marketing job market recovers

www.marketingmag.com.au www.marketingmag.com.au According to a survey by Aquent, employment in the marketing and design industry looks to be on the rise after the turbulence of the GFC.

09, Jul, 2010

Survey shows rainbows, kittens and lollipops on marcomms horizon

www.stoppress.co.nz StopPress Team, StopPress, New Zealand Global design and marketing staffing company Aquent has released its 2010 Market Eye survey, which offers a snapshot of hiring intentions and salary predictions for the marketing and design industries in Australasia. And the results bode well for continued recovery, with particularly strong signs of recruitment glee in New Zealand.

08, Jul, 2010

Aquent Market Eye survey predicts recovery to continue, intensify. Employers to add more staff

www.campaignbrief.com/wa CampaignBrief Western Australia Close to 55 per cent of marketing and design employers expect to add additional permanent headcount in the coming six months. That's according to global design and marketing staffing company Aquent, which has released its 2010 Market Eye survey, a snapshot of hiring intentions and salary predictions for the marketing and design industry across Australia and New Zealand.

08, Jul, 2010

Marketing and design sector recovering

www.recruiterdaily.com.au Jo Knox, Recruiter Daily Recovery in the marketing and design sectors is well underway, according to Aquent's latest survey of nearly 500 employers.

07, Jul, 2010

Perm hiring bouncing back in the creative sector: Aquent

www.shortlist.com.au Esther McClaren, Shortlist Permanent hiring is on the rise in the marketing and design industries, according to the latest annual salary survey from Aquent.

15, Jun, 2010

The Social (Network) Butterfly

http://www.desktopmag.com.au Tim McNamara, Creative Agent, Aquent We’re online, we’re interacting and we’re sharing more content with more people. Everyone’s doing anything they want, and only good things can come of it, right?

04, May, 2010

Be Prepared

http://www.desktopmag.com.au Catherine Wiggett, Senior Creative Agent, Aquent New post on Desktop Magazine's website looks at what other things employers and talent should look out for and take into consideration to help prepare for the months ahead

07, Jul, 2010

Aquent Market Eye Survey Predicts Recovery To Continue, Intensify

Global design and marketing staffing company Aquent has released its 2010 Market Eye survey, a snapshot of hiring intentions and salary predictions for the marketing and design industry across Australia and New Zealand.

26, Apr, 2010

Aquent Joins as the Official Career Sponsor of the 14th Annual Webby Award

The Webby Awards announced that Aquent has joined as the Official Career Sponsor of the 14th Annual Webby Awards, held in New York City on June 14, 2010.

20, Apr, 2010

Aquent Announces Its Latest New Product Offering - ReviewPad

An inexpensive web-based solution to share designs and files, collect feedback, and manage approvals

14, Apr, 2010

Aquent adds new creative and marketing recruiters to team in Adelaide

Global marketing, design and digital staffing agency – Aquent – has hired experienced marketing Agent, Alex Kenning and returning creative Agent, Margaret Hilliard to its Adelaide team.

03, Nov, 2009

Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

23, Oct, 2009

Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

20, Oct, 2009

Aquent adds new print and digital Agents to expanding team in Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia – Global marketing, design and digital staffing agency – Aquent – has added long-serving Aquent agent Melissa Sharples to its Melbourne creative team and has hired Susannah Malcolm as its new Melbourne-based digital agent.

15, Oct, 2009

Aquent appoints new manager to Perth

Perth, Western Australia – Global marketing, design and digital staffing agency – Aquent - has promoted long-serving Perth Senior Agent Karen Thompson to the position of Area Manager, Perth.

25, Sep, 2009

Aquent awarded Runner Up Best Specialist Recruiter (Medium category) at the Australian SEEK Awards.

Australia’s recruitment industry celebrated in style on 25 September, as the jobseeker’s favourites were honoured at the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs) in Australia. The 2009 SARAs, supported by the RCSA and now in their 7th year, were presented at an exclusive cocktail event in Sydney where the value the recruitment industry provides to both clients and candidates was publicly acknowledged.

18, Aug, 2009

Wolda ’09 judges announced

Milan, Italy - Wolda, the Worldwide Logo Design Annual, announces the distinguished panel of 30 independent judges that will select the winning entries for its ‘09 edition.

01, Sep, 2010

AMA Webinar: Behavioral Segmentation: Using Web Analytics for Better Results

Spend a worthwhile hour with behavioral segmentation gurus Andrew Robinson and Matt Hayes to learn:

• How to use behavioral data to segment your way to better results.
• How to best use web analytics to understand subscriber behaviors and associated implications
• How to combine self-reported identifiers and preferences with behavioral data to refine segmentation
• How to market most effectively to your highest potential segments

15, Sep, 2010

AMA Webinar: Social Media Marketing to Women: What Every Brand Needs to Know

n this informative webinar, Pontiflex, the industry’s leading email and social acquisition platform, and Leapfrog Interactive, an award winning digital agency, team up to share exclusive insights on how to use online advertising to connect with women in the places where they get information, shop, and share ideas.

23, Sep, 2010

DMA Webinar: Using Google Analytics and Other Google Tools to Improve Search Results and Conversions

Join us for a live webinar on Thursday, September 23rd at 1PM EST / 10 AM PST as we'll roll up our sleeves and show you how to leverage Google Analytics and some other fascinating Google programs. When the webinar is over, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to log-in to Google Analytics (or Google program) and extract valuable, actionable insights from your data and apply your knowledge to your website and your marketing campaigns.

20, Oct, 2010

DMA Webinar: Variable-Content Marketing

As marketers we are all in the middle of ground-breaking changes that are re-defining direct marketing. Digital and conventional tactics are overlapping and intermingling. Social media is now a part of our world. Do you see the glass half empty or half full? See how organizations are embracing the changes – and coming out ahead. Specifically, you'll see how organizations are upgrading their direct marketing to be more relevant and engaging by fusing actionable insights from their databases with cross-channel delivery tactics and tracking.

Nov, 2009

Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and Best Agency Website at the Recruitment Excellence Awards

For the second year running, Aquent wins Best Multi-National Agency and for the first time, Best Agency Website, at the 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA) in Australia.

Oct, 2009

Aquent Awarded 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Website by Web Marketing Association

Aquent awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development” in the employment category

Sep, 2009

Aquent awarded Runner Up Best Specialist Recruiter (Medium category) at the Australian SEEK Awards

Australia’s recruitment industry celebrated in style on 25 September, as the jobseeker’s favourites were honoured at the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs) in Australia.

Oct, 2008

Best Multi-National Agency

Sydney - At the inaugural Thomson Reuters Recruitment Excellence Awards, Aquent was awarded the Best Multi-National Agency.

Jan, 2007

National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Corporate Plus® designation

Awarded in 2007 the highest designation for a minority supplier by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) - the coveted Corporate Plus® designation.

Jan, 2006

John Deere Achieving Excellence Program Partner-level Supplier

Recognized as a Partner-level supplier for 2006 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program for the eighth consecutive year.

Jan, 2006

SEEK Recruitment Awards 2006 Best Specialist Recruiter

Recognized as the 2006 Best Specialist Recruiter (in the large category) in the SEEK Recruitment Awards (SARAs) in Australia.

Jan, 2003

Consulting Magazine “Top 10 Consulting Firms”

Recognized in 2003 by Consulting Magazine as one of the world’s “Top 10 Consulting Firms” for employee morale, operational effectiveness, and quality of leadership.

Jan, 2002

Vault Top 50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms

Rated one of the “Top 50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms” in the world by Vault in 2002.

Jan, 2000

Harvard Business School Case Study

Subject of a Harvard Business School case study, “Building Loyalty Among a Contingent Workforce,” which for a time was taught to every MBA student.

Jan, 2000

British Academy Award Nominee

Nominated for British Academy Award in 2000 in Interactive Factual category.

Jan, 1992

12th Fastest Growing Private Company

Ranked on the Inc. 500 list as the 12th fastest growing private company in America in 1992.

Find out more about Aquent’s current business and our history. If you would like to speak with someone at Aquent, please contact publicrelations@aquent.com.

Fact Sheet

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Aquent is a global staffing agency with over 70 offices in 18 countries. Aquent also has Asia Pacific headquarters in Sydney, Australia and European headquarters in London, United Kingdom.

Aquent International

Aquent operates in Australia, Greater China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Services

Staffing
    Permanent placements
    Outsourcing
    Temporary, freelance and contract work
Studios
Marketing Tools
Training

Aquent US and Canada Businesses

Aquent
    Staffing
    Solutions
    Marketing Tools
    Training
Sakson & Taylor
Aquent Healthcare Consulting

Workforce

10,000 employees worldwide.

Founders
John Chuang, Co-founder and CEO
Steve Kapner, Co-founder and Managing Director
Mia Wenjen, Co-founder and Director

Senior Management
Larry Bolick, CIO
Nunzio Domilici, CFO
Mike Smith, CMO

International Management
Greg Savage, CEO, International
Ann Webster, President, North America

History

In 1986 three Harvard University classmates started a desktop publishing business in their dorm room. As a side business they acted as talent agents for their friends, connecting designers they knew with creative projects. That side business (originally called MacTemps) quickly became their main focus, with operations spreading across the United States and, in 1991, overseas.

Over the years, Aquent has frequently been referred to as innovative, pioneering, and progressive. “From the beginning we wanted to do things differently from other staffing firms,” explains co-founder and CEO, John Chuang.

“For instance, in 1992 we were the first agency in the US to offer comprehensive and affordable healthcare and retirement benefits to our talent. People said we’d be bankrupt in a year. Turns out we weren’t. In fact, we ended up establishing a new standard for for the industry.”

Harvard Business School was so intrigued by Aquent’s ‘crazy’ approach that they wrote a case study examining how Aquent built loyalty among the contingent workforce, a study that was taught to every MBA student.

Today, Aquent talent work with many of the world’s most valuable and well-known brands. We have over 70 offices in 18 countries with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.