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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
61
TOTAL
RATINGS
725

Harte Hanks Company Culture

Harte Hanks Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.4/5
Harte Hanks' Overall Culture is rated D-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Harte Hanks CEO

Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
"Timothy ""Bant"" Breen" Harte Hanks' CEO
"Timothy ""Bant"" Breen"
51 /100

Diversity at Harte Hanks

Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D

Diverse employees at Harte Hanks have rated CEO Rating, Environment, and Happiness as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Harte Hanks

Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Women at Harte Hanks have rated Environment, Perks And Benefits, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored

Harte Hanks eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-25

Harte Hanks employees are -25% more likely to recommend Harte Hanks as a great place to work

33%Promoters
9%Passives
58%Detractors

Working at Harte Hanks

Working at Harte Hanks is rated below average by 61 employees, across various culture dimensions. Harte Hanks employees rate eNPS highest among all categories, and think that Professional Development and Compensation have the most room for improvement, putting Harte Hanks’s culture in the Bottom 10% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 5% compared to other companies in Austin. See below in detail how working at Harte Hanks was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Harte Hanks

D-

Overall Company Culture at Harte Hanks is rated D-

Last updated a month ago

Bottom
10%

Harte Hanks ranks in the Bottom 10% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 61 Employees

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IT
67
IT67
Customer Support
48
Customer Support48
Operations
46
Operations46
Sales
43
Sales43

Harte Hanks Employee Reviews

Out of 57 Harte Hanks employee reviews, 64% were positive. The remaining 36% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Harte Hanks improve their work culture.

64%
36%
Positive Reviews64%
Constructive Feedback36%

Positive Reviews From Harte Hanks Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Everyone was professional and gave good insight on the position and expectations.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    The work from home program benefits all of us and helps our work-life balance.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    We're tight nit and we trust each other so things get done well effectively.

Constructive Feedback From Harte Hanks Employees

  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Put customers first and breaks second!! If systems are having issues or an employee is having system issues they should not be penalized
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    I prefer not to share
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Being more focused on the customers and having longer better training, especially on adherence! One should not be penalized for system issues or helping a cust. when its your break time. Understandabley tardiness is not ok but i could never win with adherence due to system issues/putting cust first

Harte Hanks Company Information

Harte Hanks Company Overview

Harte Hanks is an integrated, multichannel marketing services provider that delivers millions of customer interactions every day.

Harte Hanks Mission, Vision & Values

Harte Hanks Mission & Values

Harte Hanks is a global marketing firm that specializes in helping brands win attention, build trust and earn loyalty in an ever-changing world. Experts in defining, executing and optimizing the customer journey, we create meaningful interactions that connect our clients with their customers in more powerful ways. From visionary thinking to tactical execution, we’re changing the game of customer engagement—we’re bringing the human back to marketing.

Headquarter117 Kendrick Street
Austin, TX
United States of America
Websitewww.hartehanks.com
Founding Date1923
Tel9784393904
Company StatusPublic
StockHHS

Harte Hanks Competitors

Harte Hanks competitors include dunnhumby, TechTarget, Digitas LBi, and QuinStreet. Harte Hanks ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Harte Hanks compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    dunnhumby's Logo
    dunnhumby
    4.7/5
  2. #2
    TechTarget's Logo
    TechTarget
    4.5/5
  3. #3
    Digitas LBi's Logo
    Digitas LBi
    3.2/5
  4. #4
    QuinStreet's Logo
    QuinStreet
    2.8/5
  5. #5
    Harte Hanks' Logo
    Harte Hanks
    2.4/5
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Harte Hanks employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Harte Hanks report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Harte Hanks have 4+ meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
63% of Harte Hanks employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Harte Hanks employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
43% of Harte Hanks employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Harte Hanks employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
56% of Harte Hanks employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Harte Hanks Employees

61 employees at Harte Hanks have reviewed Harte Hanks across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 61 Harte Hanks employees give their leadership a grade of D-, or Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Harte Hanks are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Harte Hanks, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Harte Hanks are not very pleased with their team. 61 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Harte Hanks are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Harte Hanks believe the environment at Harte Hanks is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Harte Hanks is extremely fast. About 63% of the employees at Harte Hanks work 8 hours or less, while 11% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Harte Hanks are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Harte Hanks - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Harte Hanks is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. Harte Hanks employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Harte Hanks KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Harte Hanks' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 7 Harte Hanks employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes29%
No71%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Harte Hanks CEO & Leadership

Harte Hanks CEO - "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen"

"Timothy ""Bant"" Breen" Harte Hanks' CEO
51 /100

Harte Hanks’s CEO "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen" started in this role in 2019. "Timothy’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting "Timothy in the Bottom 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 5% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Austin. "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen"’s employees rank Harte Hanks in the Bottom 25% for Environment, in the Bottom 20% for Office Culture, and in the Bottom 20% for Team. ""Bant"" Breen" is generally unpopular with Harte Hanks employees, but ranks especially low with Male employees, and by employees with 1 to 3 Years experience and Caucasian employees. However, Asian or Pacific Islander employees have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Harte Hanks’s competitors, "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen" ranks below both QuinStreet CEO Douglas Valenti and Digitas LBi CEO Danielle Bassil.

Harte Hanks Leadership

The Harte Hanks Executive Team is rated a “D-” and led by CEO "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen", Executive VP, COO & CTO Shirish Lal, and Executive VP of Human Resources & Contact Center Andrew Harrison

  • "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen"  CEO / President

    "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen" CEO / President

    "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen" serves as the CEO / President of Harte Hanks.

  • Shirish Lal Executive VP, COO & CTO

    Mr. Shirish R. Lal has been the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Harte Hanks, Inc. since March... read more

  • Andrew Harrison Executive VP of Human Resources & Contact Center

    Mr. Andrew P. Harrison serves as Executive Vice President of Human Resources & Contact Center at Harte Hanks, Inc. and... read more

  • Robert L. R. Munden General Counsel & Secretary

    Mr. Robert L. R. Munden has been General Counsel and Secretary of Harte Hanks, Inc. since April 2010. Mr. Munden served... read more

  • Robert Howells Head of Key Accounts

    Mr. Robert Howells has been the Head of Key Accounts at Harte-Hanks Inc. since June 2014. Mr. Howells served as Group... read more

  • Garrett Sznip Managing Director of Consulting

    Mr. Garrett Sznip has been the Managing Director of Consulting at Harte Hanks, Inc. since November 21, 2016. Mr. Sznip... read more

  • Kyle Kennedy Managing Director of Direct Marketing - Austin

    Mr. Kyle Kennedy has been Managing Director for Direct Marketing in Austin, TX of Harte-hanks Inc. since December 2004.... read more

  • Bob Kuhl Managing Director of Direct Marketing

    Mr. Bob Kuhl has been Managing Director of Direct Marketing of Harte-Hanks Inc. since May 20, 2003. Mr. Kuhl is a... read more

  • Korey Thurber Head of Analytics

    Mr. Korey Thurber serves as the Head of Analytics at Harte Hanks, Inc. Mr. Thurber served as Vice President of Analytics... read more

Harte Hanks Salaries

How much does Harte Hanks pay?

How much do people at Harte Hanks get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Harte Hanks is $96,576, or $46 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $108,473, or $52 per hour.

At Harte Hanks, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $219,787 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $45,145 annually. Average Harte Hanks salaries by department include: Business Development at $102,762, IT at $94,672, Product at $169,133, and HR at $123,941. Half of Harte Hanks salaries are above $108,473.

32 employees at Harte Hanks rank their Compensation in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 108 ratings) while 31 employees at Harte Hanks rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 38 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$66k
$66k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$87k
$87k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$103k
$103k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$160k
$160k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$211k
$211k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$262k
$262k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$267k
$267k100th Percentile
$96,576*
Average Compensation
$108,473*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Harte Hanks Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Harte Hanks

Diverse employees at Harte Hanks score the company 56/100 across various culture categories, placing Harte Hanks in the Bottom 15% of companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Harte Hanks across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 53/100
Department - Operations
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees 61/100
Department - Operations

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 48/100
Department - Customer Support
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Harte Hanks Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Harte Hanks PTO

Harte Hanks' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 10-15 days off a year. Paid Time Off is Harte Hanks' most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 60% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Harte Hanks' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time40%
Vacation Policy60%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo20%
$1000 -$1500/mo20%
$500 -$1000/mo40%
Less than $500/mo20%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Harte Hanks Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Harte Hanks applied for 8 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 88% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

8
Total Applied
  • 88% Granted (7 out of 8)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 8)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 8)
  • 13% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 8)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Harte Hanks Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Harte Hanks on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
38%
Marketing
19%
IT
13%
Engineering
13%
Customer Support
6%
Other
13%

Candidates By Location

Austin
50%
San Antonio
13%
Edinburg
6%
Fort Worth
6%
Denver
6%
Other
19%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Harte Hanks

What is Harte Hanks address?

Harte Hanks location is at 117 Kendrick Street

Who is the CEO of Harte Hanks?

Harte Hanks CEO is "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen", their score by employees is 51

What is Harte Hanks eNPS?

The eNPS for Harte Hanks is -25

What is Harte Hanks revenue?

Harte Hanks revenue is $384M

What is the salary for Marketing Manager in Harte Hanks?

Marketing Manager average salary in the US is 66k

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